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The traditional beliefs, legends, and customs current among the common people; and the study of them. The term was first introduced by W. J. Thoms in the Athenaeum (1846).

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folklore
in The Oxford Dictionary of Literary Terms (3) Length: 99 words
folklore
in The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature (3) Length: 30 words
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in The Oxford Dictionary of the Jewish Religion (2) Length: 340 words
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in World Encyclopedia Length: 69 words

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