folklore

CEFRC1

/ˈfəʊk.lɔː/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    Traditional stories, beliefs, and customs passed through generations.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    The collective of proofs or techniques which are widely known among mathematicians, but have never been formally published.

Examples

  • He compiled a Japanese folklore anthology for use in schools.

  • Island folklore still recounts the story of the raft.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5

Also pronounced

  • /ˈfoʊk.lɔːɹ/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The tales, superstitions etc. of any particular group or community.

  2. The tales, legends, superstitions, and traditions of a particular ethnic population.

More examples

In context

  • Why has not England a great mythology? Our folklore has never advanced beyond daintiness, and the greater melodies about our country-side have all issued through the pipes of Greece.

  • Crossing the ridge she stood at last upon the brink of Kor-ul-GRYF—the horror place of the folklore of her race.

  • A selection of longer items of hacker folklore and humor is included in Appendix A, Hacker Folklore.

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Origin

noun

From folk + lore, coined by British writer William Thoms in 1846 to replace terms such as "popular antiquities". Thoms imitated German terms such as Volklehre (“people's customs”) and Volksüberlieferung (“popular tradition”). Compare also Old English folclar (“popular instruction; homily”) and West Frisian folkloare (“folklore”).