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folk tale

or folk·tale

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noun

a tale or legend originating and traditional among a people or folk, especially one forming part of the oral tradition of the common people.
any belief or story passed on traditionally, especially one considered to be false or based on superstition.

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RELATED WORDS

legend, myth, tradition

Nearby words

folk rock, folk singer, folk singing, folk society, folk song, folk tale, folk weave, folk-rock, folk-sing, folkestone, folkething

Origin of folk tale

First recorded in 1890–95
Also called folk story.
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

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British Dictionary definitions for folk tale

folk tale

folk story

noun

a tale or legend originating among a people and typically becoming part of an oral tradition
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012