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folklore definition

folk·lore (fōk′lôr′)

noun

  1. all of the unwritten traditional beliefs, legends, sayings, customs, etc. of a culture
  2. the study and scientific investigation of these

Etymology: folk + lore: suggested (1846) by W. J. Thoms (1803-85), Eng antiquary, to replace earlier popular antiquities

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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