origin myth

noun

A type of myth that explains the beginnings of a natural or social aspect of the world.

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Meanings

nounorigin myth (plural origin myths)

plural origin myths

  1. anthropologyA type of myth that explains the beginnings of a natural or social aspect of the world.
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APA

origin myth. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/origin%20myth

MLA

“origin myth.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/origin%20myth. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “origin myth,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/origin%20myth.

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