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folklorish

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folk·lore   (fōk'lôr', -lōr')   
n.  
  1. The traditional beliefs, myths, tales, and practices of a people, transmitted orally.

  2. The comparative study of folk knowledge and culture. Also called folkloristics.

    1. A body of widely accepted but usually specious notions about a place, a group, or an institution: Rumors of their antics became part of the folklore of Hollywood.

    2. A popular but unfounded belief.

folk'lor'ic adj., folk'lor'ish adj., folk'lor'ist n., folk'lor·is'tic adj.
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