folkloric

[ fohk-lawr-ik, -lohr- ]
/ ˈfoʊkˌlɔr ɪk, -ˌloʊr- /
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adjective

based on or resembling folklore: folkloric music.

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Origin of folkloric

First recorded in 1880–85; folklore + -ic

OTHER WORDS FROM folkloric

folk·lor·i·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby folkloric

folketing, folkie, folkish, folklife, folklore, folkloric, folklorico, folkloristics, folkmoot, folknik, folkright
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Words related to folkloric

whimsical, storied, allegorical, mythic, unreal, fictitious, fabled, legendary, fanciful, imaginary, chimerical, fabulous, fantasy, made-up, nonexistent, pretended, traditional, untrue, visionary, fictive

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