legend in one's own lifetime

noun

One who achieves great fame while alive.

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legend in one's own timeliving legend
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Meanings

noun
  1. idiomaticOne who achieves great fame while alive.

    Sophia was also a horticulturist, a healer, a historian, and became something of a legend in her own lifetime.

    2013, Monique Frize, Laura Bassi and Science in 18th Century Europe

    Synonyms: legend in one's own time, living legend

Synonyms & antonyms

nounOne who achieves great fame while alive.

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legend in one's own timeliving legend
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APA

legend in one's own lifetime. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/legend%20in%20one's%20own%20lifetime

MLA

“legend in one's own lifetime.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/legend%20in%20one's%20own%20lifetime. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “legend in one's own lifetime,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/legend%20in%20one's%20own%20lifetime.

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