Folktale

/ˈfoʊkteɪl/ noun

noun ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A tale or story that is part of the oral tradition of a people or a place.
  2. 2
    a tale circulated by word of mouth among the common folk wordnet

Example

More examples

"A folktale wasn't created by a single known author. It arose among the people."

Etymology

From folk + tale.

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