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- 1. a story originating in popular culture, typically passed on by word of mouth.
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A folk tale is a story that parents have passed on to their children through speech over many years. Learn more about the meaning, origin, and types of folk tales with examples from literature and sources on the web.
- English (US)
FOLK TALE meaning: 1. a story that parents have passed on to...
- Polski
folk tale definicja: 1. a story that parents have passed on...
- Portuguese Translation
folk tale translate: história popular. Learn more in the...
- Translate to Mandarin Chinese
FOLK TALE translate: 民间传说，民间故事. Learn more in the Cambridge...
- Folk Music
FOLK MUSIC definition: 1. traditional music from a...
- Folklore
FOLKLORE definition: 1. the traditional stories and culture...
- Folktale
FOLKTALE definition: a traditional story that people of a...
- English (US)
A folktale is a traditional story that people of a particular region or group repeat among themselves. Learn more about the meaning, pronunciation, and usage of folktale with examples from the Cambridge English Corpus.
Folktales are stories in the oral tradition, or tales that people tell each other out loud, rather than stories in written form. They're closely related to many storytelling traditions, including fables, myths, and fairy tales.
Folk tale definition: a tale or legend originating and traditional among a people or folk, especially one forming part of the oral tradition of the common people.. See examples of FOLK TALE used in a sentence.
A folktale is a story made up and handed down by the common people, often with no known author or origin. Learn more about the word history, examples, synonyms, and related words of folktale from Merriam-Webster dictionary.
Folk literature - Folktale, Myth, Legend: The oral fictional tale, from whatever ultimate origin, is practically universal both in time and place. Certain peoples tell very simple stories and others tales of great complexity, but the basic pattern of tale-teller and audience is found everywhere and as far back as can be learned.
A folk tale is a very old traditional story from a particular place that was originally passed on to people in a spoken form. Learn more about the meaning, pronunciation, grammar and usage of folk tale with Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
