myth

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈmɪθ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/mɪθ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(mith)

Collocations for "myth"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "myth" in context.

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myth

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
n
  1. [an urban, a great, a religious, a folk] myth
  2. a [Roman] myth
  3. an ancient [Roman] myth
  4. the myth of the [yeti, Loch Ness monster]
  5. a myth of [creation, invention, sorcery, demons]
  6. tell [children, kids] myths (about)
  7. a [culture, belief, faith] based on myths
  8. [spread, create, perpetuate, invent, bust, dispel, believe] a myth
  9. the myth was [spread] by
  10. [separate, filter] the truth from myth
  11. was [exposed, revealed] as a myth
  12. the myth [surrounding, concerning, regarding]
  13. the myth that [persists, continues, remains]
  14. a myth about [how, where, why, what]
  15. it's [all, just, only] a myth
'myth' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
bed - buster - buy - cloud - dispel - mermaid - mostly - origin - supposedly - unravel

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