folklore
noun
the traditional beliefs, legends, customs, etc., of a people; lore of a people.
folkloristic
-
a word derived from
folklore.
Example Sentences
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I was assigned the folkloristic “Federigo,” about a gambler who tricks his way into heaven, worked hard on my English version — and then saw all my hopes dashed.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 7, 2020
There’s little here of the visceral drama of Mullova and Salonen’s recording or of the quirky folkloristic angularity of Zehetmair and Fischer’s.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 8, 2015
Rather, an extraordinarily rich and original visual culture emerged, a Mexican modernism that was as distinct as the energy it drew on: carnivalesque, savage, folkloristic, macabre.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 29, 2013
