Folklore is defined as stories, customs and beliefs in a culture that are unwritten and passed down orally from generation to generation.
An example of folklore is a story about where their family came from told to a grandchild by his grandma.
folklore
- all of the unwritten traditional beliefs, legends, sayings, customs, etc. of a culture
- the study and scientific investigation of these
Origin of folklore
folk + lore: suggested (1846) by W. J. Thoms (1803-85), Eng antiquary, to replace earlier popular antiquitiesfolklore
noun
- The traditional beliefs, myths, tales, and practices of a people, transmitted orally.
- 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.
Related Forms:
- folk′lor′ic
adjective
- folk′lor′ish
adjective
- folk′lor′ist
noun
- folk′lor·is′tic
adjective
folklore
Noun
(countable and uncountable, plural folklores)
- The tales, legends and superstitions of a particular ethnic population.
