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English noun: folklore

1. folklore (cognition) the unwritten lore (stories and proverbs and riddles and songs) of a culture


Broader (hypernym)lore, traditional knowledge


Part holonymfolk tale, folktale


Domain category membersbanshee, banshie, brownie, dibbuk, dybbuk, elf, goblin, golem, gremlin, hob, hob, hobgoblin, imp, kelpie, kelpy, lamia, lycanthropy, Oberson, ogre, peri, pixie, pixy, Titania, troll, vampire









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