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单词 mythological
释义

mythological

adjective

myth·​o·​log·​i·​cal ˌmi-thə-ˈlä-ji-kəl How to pronounce mythological (audio)
variants or less commonly mythologic
ˌmi-thə-ˈlä-jik How to pronounce mythological (audio)
1
: of or relating to mythology or myths : dealt with in mythology
2
: lacking factual basis or historical validity : mythical, fabulous
mythologically
ˌmi-thə-ˈlä-ji-k(ə-)lē How to pronounce mythological (audio)
adverb

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Its scope and difficulty have called out to young and ambitious physicists like mythological sirens, only to leave them foundering. Edgar Shaghoulian, Scientific American, 22 Aug. 2022 Open Range was the best of the revisionist westerns that structured his career toward mythological Americana, but its implicit political conservatism is, perhaps, less reliable than Redford or Beatty’s occasional nonpartisan turns. Armond White, National Review, 12 Aug. 2022 Instant communications from mythological Hermès to pigeons to Morse to telephones and now FaceTime & Signal! Amir Husain, Forbes, 10 Aug. 2022 In Dunham’s female-heterosexual mythological fantasy, fathers are the centrifugal force, and men are the way into the world—a world of pain, and also of pleasure, but the real world nonetheless. Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2022 The series was noted for blending a variety of literary, mythological and historical subject matter, and for its large cast of ensemble characters. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 3 Aug. 2022 Although nearly two-thirds of Americans were born after 1969, John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King Jr. and others from that epoch live on as mythological figures. Michael Bobelian, Washington Post, 1 July 2022 This first flight of NASA's 21st-century moon-exploration program, named Artemis after Apollo's mythological twin sister, is years overdue. Marcia Dunn, The Enquirer, 29 Aug. 2022 This first flight of NASA’s 21st-century moon-exploration program, named Artemis after Apollo’s mythological twin sister, is years overdue. BostonGlobe.com, 29 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

mythology + -ical

First Known Use

1614, in the meaning defined at sense 1

mythological

adjective

variants also mythologic
as in allegorical

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • allegorical
  • imaginary
  • fanciful
  • imagined
  • fictional
  • unreal
  • invented
  • fictitious
  • mythical
  • made-up
  • pretend
  • make-believe
  • chimerical
  • fantastical
  • mythic
  • legendary
  • fabricated
  • storied
  • romanticized
  • famed
  • fabled
  • chimeric
  • fantastic
  • semilegendary
  • fabulous

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • actual
  • historical
  • real
  • existent
  • factual
  • true
  • real-world
  • confirmed
  • authentic
  • genuine
  • established
  • bona fide
  • proven
  • substantiated
  • authenticated
  • validated
  • attested
  • verified
  • real-life
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