History vs. Legend

Historynoun

The aggregate of past events.

Historynoun

The branch of knowledge that studies the past; the assessment of notable events.

Historynoun

(countable) A set of events involving an entity.

Historynoun

(countable) A record or narrative description of past events.

Historynoun

A list of past and continuing medical conditions of an individual or family.

Historynoun

A record of previous user events, especially of visited web pages in a browser.

Historynoun

(informal) Something that no longer exists or is no longer relevant.

Historynoun

(uncountable) Shared experience or interaction.

Historyverb

(obsolete) To narrate or record.

Historynoun

A learning or knowing by inquiry; the knowledge of facts and events, so obtained; hence, a formal statement of such information; a narrative; a description; a written record; as, the history of a patient's case; the history of a legislative bill.

Historynoun

A systematic, written account of events, particularly of those affecting a nation, institution, science, or art, and usually connected with a philosophical explanation of their causes; a true story, as distinguished from a romance; - distinguished also from annals, which relate simply the facts and events of each year, in strict chronological order; from biography, which is the record of an individual's life; and from memoir, which is history composed from personal experience, observation, and memory.

Historyverb

To narrate or record.

Historynoun

the aggregate of past events;

Historynoun

the continuum of events occurring in succession leading from the past to the present and even into the future;

Historynoun

a record or narrative description of past events;

Historynoun

the discipline that records and interprets past events involving human beings;

Historynoun

all that is remembered of the past as preserved in writing; a body of knowledge;

History

History (from Greek ἱστορία, historia, meaning ) is the study of the past. Events before the invention of writing systems are considered prehistory.

Legendnoun

A unrealistic story depicting past events.

Legendnoun

A story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events.

Legendnoun

A plausible story set in the historical past, but whose historicity is uncertain.

Legendnoun

A story in which a kernel of truth is embellished to an unlikely degree.

Legendnoun

A fabricated backstory for a spy, with associated documents and records; a cover story.

Legendnoun

A person related to a legend or legends.

Legendnoun

A leading protagonist in a historical legend.

Legendnoun

A person with legend-like qualities, such as extraordinary accomplishment.

Legendnoun

A key to the symbols and color codes on a map, chart, etc.

Legendnoun

An inscription, motto, or title, especially one surrounding the field in a medal or coin, or placed upon a heraldic shield or beneath an engraving or illustration.

Legendverb

To tell or narrate; to recount.

Legendnoun

That which is appointed to be read; especially, a chronicle or register of the lives of saints, formerly read at matins, and in the refectories of religious houses.

Legendnoun

A story respecting saints; especially, one of a marvelous nature.

Legendnoun

Any wonderful story coming down from the past, but not verifiable by historical record; a myth; a fable.

Legendnoun

An inscription, motto, or title, esp. one surrounding the field in a medal or coin, or placed upon an heraldic shield or beneath an engraving or illustration.

Legendverb

To tell or narrate, as a legend.

Legendnoun

a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events

Legendnoun

brief description accompanying an illustration

Legend

A legend is a genre of folklore that consists of a narrative featuring human actions perceived or believed both by teller and listeners to have taken place within human history. Narratives in this genre may demonstrate human values, and possess certain qualities that give the tale verisimilitude.