folkloric

[fohk-lawr-ik, -lohr-]

adjective

1. based on or resembling folklore.

   folkloric music.

Other Word Forms

• folklorically adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of folkloric¹

First recorded in 1880–85; folklore + -ic

Example Sentences

The 1990s started with a photograph that has achieved almost folkloric status as one of the best images of an Unidentified Flying Object.

From BBC

The esoteric inspiration for Isabella Lovestory’s latest record, “Vanity,” comes from an unlikely source: the folkloric vampire.

From Los Angeles Times

And with the fluttering strums of a cuatro venezolano in “Joropo,” she called attention to the South American folkloric genre of the same name.

From Los Angeles Times

The project, however, had peacetime roots: Polish-born producer Aniela Sidorska and American co-director Brendan Bellomo had originally hoped to collaborate on an animation project around Stasenko and Leontyev’s folkloric miniatures.

From Los Angeles Times

A staple: Mulan’s Lunar New Year Procession, with segments that touch on folkloric dances, martial arts and umbrella choreography.

From Los Angeles Times

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