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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024folk•lore /ˈfoʊkˌlɔr/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- Sociologythe traditional beliefs, legends, customs, etc., of a people.
folk•lor•ic, adj. folk•lor•ist, n. [countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024folk•lore (fōk′lôr′, -lōr′),USA pronunciation n. - Sociologythe traditional beliefs, legends, customs, etc., of a people;
lore of a people. - Sociologythe study of such lore.
- Sociologya body of widely held but false or unsubstantiated beliefs.
- 1846; folk + lore; coined by English scholar and antiquary William John Thoms (1803–85)
folk′lor′ist, n. folk′lor•is′tic, adj. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: folklore /ˈfəʊkˌlɔː/ n - the unwritten literature of a people as expressed in folk tales, proverbs, riddles, songs, etc
- the body of stories and legends attached to a particular place, group, activity, etc: Hollywood folklore, rugby folklore
- the anthropological discipline concerned with the study of folkloric materials
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