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Etymology edit

From Latin mȳthicos +‎ -al;[1]; by surface analysis, myth +‎ -ical.

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  • enPR: mĭth'ĭkəl, IPA(key): /ˈmɪθɪkəl/
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mythical (comparative more mythical, superlative most mythical)

  1. Existing in myth.
  2. (by extension) Not real; false or fabricated.

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References edit

  1. ^ mythical, adj.”, in OED Online  [1], Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000, archived from the original on 2023-10-19.