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folklore
[fohk-lawr, -lohr]
noun
the traditional beliefs, legends, customs, etc., of a people; lore of a people.
the study of such lore.
a body of widely held but false or unsubstantiated beliefs.
folklore
/ ˈəʊˌɔː /
noun
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
folklore
Traditional stories and legends, transmitted orally (rather than in writing) from generation to generation. The stories of Paul Bunyan are examples of American folklore.
Other 51Թ Forms
- folklorist noun
- folkloristic adjective
- ˌڴDZǰˈپ adjective
- ˈڴDZˌǰ noun
- ˈڴDZˌǰ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Example Sentences
He wrote himself into Leicester folklore like no-one could have expected.
The famous conversation with Victor Valdes, in which Valdes thought his manager had gone mad for asking him to pass to centre-backs who didn't want the ball, is now part of football folklore.
"Winning means going all out on the jokes, the memes and the folklore against our friends on the other side. Losing means skipping work on Monday."
“I heard it in film one day, knew what it was from like folklore, but when he said it, the timing, it made sense,” Jemison said.
For too long, Black cowboy culture has been tucked behind folklore rather than celebrated as a core part of American history.
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