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folklife

American  
[fohk-lahyf] / ˈfoʊkˌlaɪf /

noun

  1. the everyday life of the common people, especially of a particular region, country, or period.

    18th-century New England folklife.


Etymology

Origin of folklife

First recorded in 1920–25; folk + life

Example Sentences

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He sought out new music but also visited the Lomax folklife collection at the Library of Congress to find old songs that could be recast.

From Washington Post • Jul. 30, 2019

“Academics hoard research like dragons hoard gold,” Guha Shankar, a folklife specialist at the Library of Congress, who works closely with the Passamaquoddy, told me.

From The New Yorker • Jan. 30, 2019

The annual folklife festival includes multiple musical styles, with co-directors Roddy Moore and Vaughan Webb putting together a musical lineup that in October featured one of A.P.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 23, 2017

Topics include social and economic history, the press, fiction, folklife, politics and government, Native Americans, religion and sports, but that’s just a sampling.

From Washington Times • Jul. 22, 2017

It also led to the creation of a separate department of folklore and folklife at the University of Pennsylvania.

From New York Times • Jun. 29, 2017