folklore

Betekenis (Engels)

1. The tales, legends, superstitions, and traditions of a particular ethnic population.
2. The tales, superstitions etc. of any particular group or community.
3. (slang) The collective of proofs or techniques which are widely known among mathematicians, but have never been formally published.

Sinonieme

legend

tradition

folktale

folk

lore

folk-lore

common saying

folkstyle

folk story

folk wisdom

extelligence

folklife

folk tale

hand down

oral tradition

story

transmission

popular version

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈfəʊk.lɔː/

Etimologie (Engels)

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”).

Sinne

This story may also be a later fabrication , or popular folklore .