1
: traditional customs, tales, sayings, dances, or art forms preserved among a people
The coyote appears in much of Native American folklore.
Paul Bunyan is a figure from folklore.
2
: a branch of knowledge that deals with folklore
a specialist in folklore
3
: an often unsupported notion, story, or saying that is widely circulated
the folklore about the health risks of computers
Examples of folklore in a Sentence
The coyote appears in a great deal of Native American folklore.
the rich folklore of Louisiana
He can't tell the difference between fact and folklore.
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Alison Herman, Variety, 10 Oct. 2025
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Alison Herman, Variety, 10 Oct. 2025
The production filmed in the Argentinian city of Córdoba and is imbued with local folklore as well as Cotella’s childhood memories.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2025
In West Virginia, the mountains are rich with folklore and dotted with sites time has left behind.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 7 Oct. 2025
The film, an epic fantasy inspired by Congolese folklore, hails from N LITE, producer-distributor powerhouse GKIDS (Boy and the Heron), Viola Davis and Julius Tennon’s JuVee Productions and legendary anime producer Masao Maruyama (Tokyo Godfathers).
—Kimberly Nordyke, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2025
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“Folklore.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/folklore. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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folklore
noun
folk·lore
ˈfōk-ˌlō(ə)r 
-ˌlȯ(ə)r
: customs, beliefs, stories, and sayings of a people handed down from generation to generation
folkloric
adjective
-ˌlȯr-ik
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