Definition of folklore Folklore
/fowˈklɔˌɹ/ - [fowklor] - folk•lore
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What does folklore mean?
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NounPlural: folklores |
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| folklore - the unwritten lore (stories and proverbs and riddles and songs) of a culture | ||
| lore, traditional knowledge knowledge gained through tradition or anecdote; "early peoples passed on plant and animal lore through legend" | ||
| folk tale, folktale a tale circulated by word of mouth among the common folk | ||
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Wiktionary 
- folklore (Noun)
The tales, legends and superstitions of a particular ethnic population.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- folklore
Alt. of Folk lore
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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folklore
The traditional and common beliefs, practices and customs of a people, which are passed on as a shared way of life, often through oral traditions such as folktales, legends, anecdotes, proverbs, jokes and other forms of communication.\n(Source: VFP)
Wikipedia 
- Folklore is the body of expressive culture, including tales, music, dance, legends, oral history, proverbs, jokes, popular beliefs, customs, and more within a particular people. This also includes the oral traditions of that culture, subculture, or group. The academic and usually ethnographic study of folklore is sometimes called "folkloristics".
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🔤- folklore, noun, singular of folklores.
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