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folk·lore
 folklore
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- pronunciation:
- fok
lor
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noun |
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Folklore is all the stories and beliefs of a group of people from a certain place or country. These things are handed down through the years from one generation to the next.
Fairy tales and legends make up a big part of folklore.- similar words:
- myth
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| related words: |
tradition |
| derivations: |
folkloric (adj.), folkloristic (adj.), folklorist (n.) |
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