WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
folk•lore /ˈfoʊkˌlɔr/USA pronunciation
n. [uncountable]
folk•lor•ist, n. [countable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- Sociologythe traditional beliefs, legends, customs, etc., of a people.
folk•lor•ist, n. [countable]
folk•lore
(fōk′lôr′, -lōr′),USA pronunciation n.
folk′lor′ist, n.
folk′lor•is′tic, adj.
- Sociologythe traditional beliefs, legends, customs, etc., of a people;
lore of a people. - Sociologythe study of such lore.
- Sociologya body of widely held but false or unsubstantiated beliefs.
- 1846; folk + lore; coined by English scholar and antiquary William John Thoms (1803–85)
folk′lor•is′tic, adj.
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