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folk·lore

(fōk′lôr′)

1. The traditional beliefs, myths, tales, and practices of a people, transmitted orally.

2. The comparative study of folk knowledge and culture. Also called folkloristics.

a. A body of widely accepted but usually spurious notions about a place, group, or institution: Rumors of their antics became part of the folklore of Hollywood.

b. A popular but unfounded belief.

folk′lor′ic adj.

folk′lor′ish adj.

folk′lor′ist n.

folk′lor·is′tic adj.

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folklore

(ˈfəʊkˌlɔː)

1. (Anthropology & Ethnology) the unwritten literature of a people as expressed in folk tales, proverbs, riddles, songs, etc

2. (Anthropology & Ethnology) the body of stories and legends attached to a particular place, group, activity, etc: Hollywood folklore; rugby folklore.

3. (Anthropology & Ethnology) the anthropological discipline concerned with the study of folkloric materials

ˈfolkˌloric adj

ˈfolkˌlorist n, adj

ˌfolklorˈistic adj

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folk•lore

(ˈfoʊkˌlɔr, -ˌloʊr)

n.

1. the traditional beliefs, legends, customs, etc., of a people; lore of a people.

2. the study of such lore.

3. a body of widely held but false or unsubstantiated beliefs.

[1846; coined by English antiquary William John Thoms (1803–85)]

folk′lor`ic, adj.

folk′lor`ist, n.

folk`lor•is′tic, adj.

folklore

the study of the traditions of a particular people in custom, song, story, belief, etc. — folklorist, n.

folklore

The traditional beliefs, legends, or stories passed by word of mouth within a society.

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Noun

folklore - the unwritten lore (stories and proverbs and riddles and songs) of a culture

lycanthropy - (folklore) the magical ability of a person to assume the characteristics of a wolf

lore, traditional knowledge - knowledge gained through tradition or anecdote; "early peoples passed on plant and animal lore through legend"

folk tale, folktale - a tale circulated by word of mouth among the common folk

ogre - (folklore) a giant who likes to eat human beings

troll - (Scandanavian folklore) a supernatural creature (either a dwarf or a giant) that is supposed to live in caves or in the mountains

elf, gremlin, imp, pixie, pixy, hob, brownie - (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous

dibbuk, dybbuk - (Jewish folklore) a demon that enters the body of a living person and controls that body's behavior

goblin, hob, hobgoblin - (folklore) a small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings

kelpie, kelpy - (Scottish folklore) water spirit in the form of a horse that likes to drown its riders

lamia, vampire - (folklore) a corpse that rises at night to drink the blood of the living

banshee, banshie - (Irish folklore) a female spirit who wails to warn of impending death

Oberson - (Middle Ages) the king of the fairies and husband of Titania in medieval folklore

Titania - (Middle Ages) the queen of the fairies in medieval folklore

peri - (Persian folklore) a supernatural being descended from fallen angels and excluded from paradise until penance is done

golem - (Jewish folklore) an artificially created human being that is given life by supernatural means

folklore

noun

A body of traditional beliefs and notions accumulated about a particular subject:

legend, lore, myth, mythology, mythos, tradition.

Translations

عادات الشَّعْب وَتقاليدُه، فولكلورفُولكلور

folklór

folklorefolkeminder

kansanperinne

folklor

folklór

òjóîfræîi

folclore folklore

民間伝承

전설

folklór

folkloristik

เรื่องราวประเพณีและความเชื่อของผู้คน

folklor

văn hóa dân gian

民间传说民俗学

folklore

[ˈfəʊklɔːʳ] N → folklore m

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folklore

[ˈfəʊklɔː^r] n → folklore mfolk medicine n → médecine f traditionnellefolk music n (traditional) → musique f folklorique; (contemporary) → musique f folkfolk singer n (traditional) → chanteur/euse m/f de chansons folkloriques; (contemporary) → chanteur/euse m/f folk invfolk song folksong [ˈfəʊksɒŋ] n (traditional) → chanson f folklorique; (contemporary) → chanson f folk inv

folklore

[ˈfəʊkˌlɔːʳ] n → folclore m

folk

(fouk) noun plural

(especially American folks) people. The folk in this town are very friendly.

adjective

(of the traditions) of the common people of a country. folk customs; folk dance; folk music.

folks noun plural

one's family. My folks all live nearby.

ˈfolklore noun

the study of the customs, beliefs, stories, traditions etc of a particular people. the folklore of the American Indians.

folklore

→ فُولكلور folklór folklore Folklore λαϊκή παράδοση folclor, folclore kansanperinne folklore folklor folclore 民間伝承 전설 folklore folklore folklor folclore фольклор folkloristik เรื่องราวประเพณีและความเชื่อของผู้คน folklor văn hóa dân gian 民间传说

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They were to go to Rockett's--the farm of one Cloke, in the southern counties--where, she assured them, they would meet the genuine England of folklore and song.

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