Folktale

/ˈfoʊkteɪl/

Synonyms for "folktale" (70 found)

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adventure storyallegoryancient wisdomapologuearchetypal mytharchetypal patternbedtime storycommon lawcustomdetective storyfable

Noun(3 words)

anansicollected talecultural story

fabliaufairy talefantasy fictionfolk motiffolk storyfolklore gestghost storyhorse operaimmemorial usagelegend lorelove storymarchen mishnah

Noun(5 words)

folk storyfolk talelegend legendsmoral tale

mysterymystery storymyth mythology mythosnursery taleparableracial memoryromancesci fiscience fictionshockerspace fictionspace operaspiritus mundistory sunnasuspense storytalmud thriller

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Noun(5 words)

mythsoral narrativeoral taleteaching storytraditional tale

Adjective(2 words)

traditional narrativetraditional story

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5 relation types

9 entries

educational resourceliterary textnarration narrativeoral traditionstory taleteaching materialtraditional narrative

7 entries

adapted folktaleanimal taleannotated folktalecreation storycumulative talerecorded folktaletrickster tale

5 entries

folktale collectionfolktale motiforal folktaleregional folktaletraditional folktale

1 entries

3 entries

folktale collectionfolktale motiffolktale tradition

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Tatoeba + Wiktionary

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

Source: tatoeba (12833838)