Folklore \Folk"lore`\, n., or Folk lore \Folk" lore`\ .
Tales, legends, or superstitions long current among the
people; the unwritten literature of a culture, such as
stories, proverbs, riddles and songs. --Trench.
[1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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30 Moby Thesaurus words for "folklore":
Mishnah, Spiritus Mundi, Sunna, Talmud, ancient wisdom,
archetypal myth, archetypal pattern, charm, common law, custom,
fairy lore, fairyism, folk motif, folktale, immemorial usage,
legend, lore, myth, mythical lore, mythicism, mythology, mythos,
popular belief, racial memory, spell, superstition,
superstitiousness, tradition, traditionalism, traditionality
Source: Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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Folklore \Folk"lore`\, n., or Folk lore \Folk" lore`\ .
Tales, legends, or superstitions long current among the
people. --Trench.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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