how to pronounce legend

/ˈlɛdʒ.ənd/

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legend is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of legend in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… this guy's a legend this guy is a legend …”

meaning of legend

Legend is a story that is passed down from generation to generation.

legend frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word legend occurs in english on average 12.5 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 legend 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 legend can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) leisure and entertainment;

3) people, society, and culture;