folk tale

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [fohk teyl]
- /foʊk teɪl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [fohk teyl]
- /foʊk teɪl/

Definitions of folk tale words

noun folk tale a tale or legend originating and traditional among a people or folk, especially one forming part of the oral tradition of the common people. 1
noun folk tale any belief or story passed on traditionally, especially one considered to be false or based on superstition. 1
noun folk tale fairy story, myth 1
noun folk tale a story, usually of anonymous authorship and containing legendary elements, made and handed down orally among the common people 0

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Origin of folk tale

First appearance:

before 1890

One of the 20% newest English words

First recorded in 1890-95

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Parts of speech for Folk tale

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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folk tale popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 59% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for folk tale

noun folk tale

legend — a nonhistorical or unverifiable story handed down by tradition from earlier times and popularly accepted as historical.
myth — a traditional or legendary story, usually concerning some being or hero or event, with or without a determinable basis of fact or a natural explanation, especially one that is concerned with deities or demigods and explains some practice, rite, or phenomenon of nature.
tradition — the handing down of statements, beliefs, legends, customs, information, etc., from generation to generation, especially by word of mouth or by practice: a story that has come down to us by popular tradition.

All 3 Synonyms of folk tale