folklore
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noun
1.
the traditional beliefs, legends, customs, etc., of a people; lore of a people.
2.
the study of such lore.
3.
a body of widely held but false or unsubstantiated beliefs.
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folklore (ˈfəʊkˌlɔː) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | the unwritten literature of a people as expressed in folk tales, proverbs, riddles, songs, etc |
| 2. | the body of stories and legends attached to a particular place, group, activity, etc: Hollywood folklore; rugby folklore |
| 3. | the anthropological discipline concerned with the study of folkloric materials |
| 'folkloric | |
| —adj | |
| 'folklorist | |
| —n, —adj | |
| folklor'istic | |
| —adj | |
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
folklore
1846, coined by antiquarian William J. Thoms (1803-1885) as an Anglo-Saxonism (replacing popular antiquaries) and first published in the "Athenaeum" of Aug. 22, 1846, from folk + lore. This word revived folk in a modern sense of "of the common people,
whose culture is handed down orally," and opened up a flood of compound formations, eg. folk art (1921), folk-hero (1899), folk-medicine (1898), folk-tale/folk tale (1891), folk-song (1847), folk-dance (1912).
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American Heritage
Cultural Dictionary
folklore definition
Traditional stories and legends, transmitted orally (rather than in writing) from generation to generation. The stories of Paul Bunyan are examples of American folklore.
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Example sentences
Folklore always knew this: wicked stepfathers have been a staple of fairy-tales since time immemorial.
The impact can be so devastating that local folklore is full of tales about this natural cyclical event.
In particular, it is well recognized as having one of the top folklore departments in the world.
Students read folklore and myths about vampires from around the world, as.
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