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Definitions for Folklore
[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.
[4] the unwritten literature of a people as expressed in folk tales, proverbs, riddles, songs, etc
[5] the body of stories and legends attached to a particular place, group, activity, etc Hollywood folklore ; rugby folklore
[6] the anthropological discipline concerned with the study of folkloric materials
Words related to Folklore
custom, wisdom, myth, superstition, legend, fable, mythology, tradition, ballad, mythos
Words nearby Folklore
folkestone, folketing, folkie, folkish, folklife, folklore, folkloric, folklorico, folkloristics, folkmoot, folknik
Origin of Folklore
1846; folk + lore1; coined by English scholar and antiquary William John Thoms (1803–85)
Other words from Folklore
folk·lor·ist , noun
folk·lor·is·tic , adjective
Synonyms for Folklore
custom, fable, legend, myth, mythology, superstition, tradition, wisdom, ballad, folk story, mythos, oral literature