folklore

Nghĩa

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.

Phát âm là (IPA)

/ˈfəʊk.lɔː/

Từ nguyên

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”).

Câu

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

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