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folklore

[ fohk-lawr, -lohr ]

noun

  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.


folklore

/ ˈəʊˌɔː /

noun

  1. the unwritten literature of a people as expressed in folk tales, proverbs, riddles, songs, etc
  2. the body of stories and legends attached to a particular place, group, activity, etc

    rugby folklore

    Hollywood folklore

  3. the anthropological discipline concerned with the study of folkloric materials
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

folklore

  1. Traditional stories and legends, transmitted orally (rather than in writing) from generation to generation. The stories of Paul Bunyan are examples of American folklore.
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Derived Forms

  • ˌڴDZǰˈپ, adjective
  • ˈڴDZˌǰ, nounadjective
  • ˈڴDZˌǰ, adjective
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Other Word Forms

  • ڴDZlǰi noun
  • ڴDZlǰ·t adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of folklore1

1846; folk + lore 1; coined by English scholar and antiquary William John Thoms (1803–85)
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The famous conversation with Victor Valdes, in which Valdes thought his manager had gone mad for asking him to pass to centre-backs who didn't want the ball, is now part of football folklore.

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"Winning means going all out on the jokes, the memes and the folklore against our friends on the other side. Losing means skipping work on Monday."

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“I heard it in film one day, knew what it was from like folklore, but when he said it, the timing, it made sense,” Jemison said.

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For too long, Black cowboy culture has been tucked behind folklore rather than celebrated as a core part of American history.

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The park's overall goal was to launch a new leisure industry built around "British heritage, folklore, science, and innovation".

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