folklore
Americannoun
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the traditional beliefs, legends, customs, etc., of a people; lore of a people.
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the study of such lore.
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a body of widely held but false or unsubstantiated beliefs.
noun
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the unwritten literature of a people as expressed in folk tales, proverbs, riddles, songs, etc
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the body of stories and legends attached to a particular place, group, activity, etc
Hollywood folklore
rugby folklore
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the anthropological discipline concerned with the study of folkloric materials
Other Word Forms
- folkloric adjective
- folklorist noun
- folkloristic adjective
Etymology
Origin of folklore
1846; folk + lore 1; coined by English scholar and antiquary William John Thoms (1803–85)
Example Sentences
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Although he never won the World Championship, the highly probable notion that Hunter would have gone on to lift snooker's greatest prize in Sheffield is etched into the sport's folklore.
From BBC
He etched his name in Spurs folklore by scoring the winner in their Europa League final over Manchester United in Bilbao in May, ending the club's 17-year wait for a trophy.
From BBC
Online satire, memes, artificial intelligence-generated folklore and parody Bible verses have become the community’s preferred medium of resistance.
From Salon
This halo even has its own folklore - 'Ring around the Moon, rain real soon'.
From BBC
Colonel Sanders, who died in 1980, has also entered into baseball folklore in Japan.
From Barron's
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