folkloric
[ fohk-lawr-ik, -lohr- ]
/ ˈfoʊkˌlɔr ɪk, -ˌloʊr- /
adjective
based on or resembling folklore: folkloric music.
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RELATED WORDS
whimsical, storied, allegorical, mythic, unreal, fictitious, fabled, legendary, fanciful, imaginary, chimerical, fabulous, fantasy, made-up, nonexistent, pretended, traditional, untrue, visionary, fictive
Nearby words
- folketing,
- folkie,
- folkish,
- folklife,
- folklore,
- folklorico,
- folklorist,
- folkloristics,
- folkmoot,
- folknik
Origin of folkloric
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019
Examples from the Web for folkloric
Alone among American sports, arguably, baseball is both art and commerce, with a folkloric tradition approaching religion.
folkloric
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