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]
folklore
noun1: the unwritten lore (stories and proverbs and riddles and songs) of a culture
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
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