Folklore

/ˈfoʊk.lɔːɹ/

Synonyms for "folklore" (50 found)

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Closest matches (10)

Adjective(2 words)
ancient civilization mythscultural heritages
ancient wisdomarchetypal mytharchetypal patterncharmcommon lawcustomfairy lore
Noun(1 words)
cultural resource

Strong matches (15)

fairyismfolk motiffolktaleimmemorial usagelegendloremishnah
Noun(8 words)
faiwo traditionfolkfolk traditionfolklore studiesfolkloristicsheritage assetlorelorre

Related words (25)

Noun(9 words)
mythologymythsoral traditionstudy of folkloretalestatahumaratraditionurban mythurban myths

Related word relations

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academic disciplinecultural knowledgefield of studyloretraditional knowledge

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Collocations

6 entries
cultural heritagefolk talesfolklore studiesfolkloristicsoral traditiontraditional beliefs

Inflections

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Derivations

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Sample sentences

16 total sentences available.

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Island folklore still recounts the story of the raft.

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He compiled a Japanese folklore anthology for use in schools.

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Irish folklore has it that there is a pot of gold at the end of every rainbow.

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In Japanese folklore, bakeneko are cats with magical powers.

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