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urban legend

form of modern folklore
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urban legend

Summary

urban legend is a genre[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of genre entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,274 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • urban legend's instance of is recorded as genre[3].
  • urban legend is a type of legend[4].
  • urban legend is part of urban culture[5].
  • urban legend's Commons category is recorded as Urban legends[6].
  • urban legend's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Urban legends[7].
  • urban legend's described by source is recorded as Lexicon van de jeugdliteratuur[8].
  • urban legend's partially coincident with is recorded as common misconception[9].
  • urban legend's topic has template is recorded as Template:Urban legends[10].
  • urban legend's different from is recorded as rumor[11].
  • urban legend's properties for this type is recorded as P921[12].
  • urban legend's properties for this type is recorded as P17[13].
  • urban legend's has list is recorded as list of urban legends[14].
  • urban legend's has list is recorded as misconceptions about drugs[15].
  • urban legend's has list is recorded as list of urban legends about popular culture[16].
  • urban legend's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Narration[17].

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Definition and Type

urban legend's instance of is recorded as genre[3]. It is a type of legend[4].

Use and Application

urban legend is part of urban culture[5].

Why It Matters

urban legend ranks in the top 3% of genre entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,274 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] It is known by 128 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . dbnl.org. Retrieved . dbnl.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Ottawajin · 2026-05-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image → Sewer gator.jpg
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P18]]: Sewer gator.jpg"
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