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Definition of folklore noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

folklore

noun
 
/ˈfəʊklɔː(r)/
 
/ˈfəʊklɔːr/
[uncountable]
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  1. the traditions and stories of a country or community
    • Irish/Indian folklore
    • The story rapidly became part of family folklore.
    Extra Examples
    • Local folklore has it that prehistoric men drove cattle over these cliffs.
    • The victory became part of sporting folklore.
    • a character in American folklore
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • popular
    • local
    • baseball
    verb + folklore
    • be part of
    • become part of
    • enter
    folklore + verb
    • have it that…
    preposition
    • according to folklore
    • in…folklore
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