how to pronounce legendary

/ˈlɛdʒənˌdɛɹiː/

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legendary is pronounced in four syllables

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An example use of legendary in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… became known as a legendary teacher of …”

meanings of legendary

adjective:

Appearing (solely) in legends.
Having the splendor of a legend; fabled.
Having unimaginable greatness; excellent to such an extent to evoke stories.
Of or pertaining to a legend or to legends.

noun:

A collection of legends, in particular of lives of saints.
A legendary Pokémon.
One who relates legends.

legendary frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word legendary occurs in english on average 12.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics legendary can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that legendary can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;