folk tale

noun
1.
a tale or legend originating and traditional among a people or folk, especially one forming part of the oral tradition of the common people.
2.
any belief or story passed on traditionally, especially one considered to be false or based on superstition.
Also, folk·tale.
Also called folk story.


Origin:
1890–95

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folk tale or folk story
 
n
a tale or legend originating among a people and typically becoming part of an oral tradition
 
folk story or folk story
 
n

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Folktale is always a great word to know.
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a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
Example sentences
Well, it's a long way from a folktale about an ex-convict's homecoming to an
  incipient funeral custom.
The unit includes lessons and suggestions which can be supplemented with
  teachers' own ideas and other folktale choices.
Those fears have a long history in myth and folktale.
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