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folkloric

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Of, pertaining to, or having the character of folklore.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • a folkloric narrative

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English folklore Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English folkloric From folklore + -ic.

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: folklòric — of or pertaining to folklore
  • French: folklorique — of or pertaining to folklore
  • Galician: folclórico — of or pertaining to folklore
  • German: volkskundlich — of or pertaining to folklore
  • Italian: folcloristico — of or pertaining to folklore
  • Portuguese: folclórico — of or pertaining to folklore
  • Russian: фолькло́рный (folʹklórnyj) — of or pertaining to folklore
  • Spanish: folclórico — of or pertaining to folklore
  • Spanish: folklórico — of or pertaining to folklore
  • Yiddish: פֿאָלקלאָריש (folklorish) — of or pertaining to folklore