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URBAN LEGEND
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A story that appears mysteriously and spreads spontaneously in various forms and is usually false; contains elements of humor or horror and is popularly believed to be true
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("urban legend" is a kind of...):
account; news report; report; story; write up (a short account of the news)
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