[mɪθ], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a traditional story, especially one concerning the early history of a people or explaining a natural or social phenomenon, and typically involving supernatural beings or events
(e.g: ancient Celtic myths)

- a widely held but false belief or idea
(e.g: the belief that evening primrose oil helps to cure eczema is a myth, according to dermatologists)


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Origin:
mid 19th century: from modern Latin mythus, via late Latin from Greek muthos