Added 9 October 2026
mythology
/mɪˈθɒl.ə.d͡ʒi/ noun
In Latin: mythologia First recorded: 1412 Wiktionary
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about mythology at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- Myths collectively; the body of stories associated with a culture or institution or person.
- The study of myths.
Origin
First attested as Middle English in 1412. From Middle French mythologie, from Latin mȳthologia, from Ancient Greek μυθολογία (muthología, “legend”) μυθολογέω (muthologéō, “to tell tales”), from μυθολόγος (muthológos, “legend”), from μῦθος (mûthos, “story”) + λέγω (légō, “to say”). By surface analysis, myth + -ology or mytho- + -logy.
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