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View definitions for folk story

folk story

noun as in folklore

noun as in folk tale

noun as in legend

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Unwitting marriage with an Eta woman has long been a common motif in fiction and folk story.

It is indeed a tender and touching tale, based on a folk-story which Tennyson found current in Brittany as well as in England.

The satire is of the earth, earthy, very near the folk-story from which it may have originated.

A reference to a folk-story of a saint who turned a pet mouse into a tiger.

This poem is written as a folk-story, in the style of the Byliny, and it in no way resembles a pastiche.

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On this page you'll find 36 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to folk story, such as: custom, fable, legend, myth, mythology, and superstition.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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