Definition of folktale
: a characteristically anonymous, timeless, and placeless tale circulated orally among a people
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Examples of folktale in a Sentence
West African folktales that continue to be passed from generation to generation through storytelling.
Recent Examples of folktale from the Web
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Typing: People with and without Parkinson's were asked to listen to a folktale and transcribe it by typing.
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There’s an old-fashioned, defanged feel to the stories, as if estrangement had been collared and corralled into the safe confines of a folktale.
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1850
First Known Use of folktale
1850
FOLKTALE Defined for English Language Learners
FOLKTALE Defined for Kids
folktale
play
noun
folk·tale
\ˈfōk-ˌtāl\
Definition of folktale for Students
: a story made up and handed down by the common people
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