mythical character

collocation in English

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mythical
adjective
uk
/ˈmɪθ.ɪ.kəl/us
/ˈmɪθ.ɪ.kəl/
existing only ...
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character
noun
uk
/ˈkær.ək.tər/us
/ˈker.ək.tɚ/
the particular combination of qualities in a person or place that makes them different ...
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(Definition ofmythicalandcharacterfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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We went over this ground the other night, when he was gracious enough to retract that phrase about themythicalcharacter.
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Ferdowsi masterfully recasts thismythicalcharacteras an evil tyrant.
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She is amythicalcharacterwith supernatural powers and with symbolic features.
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Trishanku is amythicalcharacterwho wanted to ascend to heaven in his physical body.
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The wizard is anothermythicalcharacterwho can change the future, usually for a fee, provided he or she is given a well-defined request.
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Shakuntala is amythicalcharacter.
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These women are hard to track down and are portrayed in the opening chapter as almost mythical characters, rarely glimpsed or encountered.
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The tales, inspired by oral storytelling, include strong mythical characters like ghosts, immortals, beasts and foxes.
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Their music is considered noisy, guitar-driven rock, with lyrics that touch on personal anguish, love, and mythical characters.
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He often incorporates mythical characters into his works with an anachronistic explosion of colour.
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One of these is the fact that tragedy characters were nearly always mythical characters.
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It is the only sub boss that is real because it died out before other whales evolved and the other sub bosses in the game are named after mythical characters.
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Though he paints in a realistic vein, he creates a world of folklore and mythical characters combining his traditional style and methods with contemporary digital techniques.
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