folklore
folk
+
lore
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noun
the
traditional
belief
s,
custom
s, and
stories
of a
community
,
passed through
the
generation
s by
word
of
mouth
.
民間伝承〘伝説･伝統･民族衣装など〙; 言い伝え
a
body
of
popular
myth
and
belief
s relating to a particular
place
,
activity
, or
group
of
people
:
e.g.
Hollywood folklore.
DERIVATIVES
folkloric
|-ˌlôrik| adjective
folklorist
|ˈfōkˌlôrəst| noun
folkloristic
|ˌfōkləˈristik| adjective
ORIGIN
mid
19th century
: from
folk
+
lore
1.