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- \ˈfōk-ˌtāl\
- /ˈfoʊkˌteɪl/
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- \ˈfōk-ˌtāl\
Definitions of folktale word
- noun folktale 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 folktale any belief or story passed on traditionally, especially one considered to be false or based on superstition. 1
- noun folktale A tale or story that is part of the oral tradition of a people or a place. 1
- noun folktale a tale or legend originating among a people and typically becoming part of an oral tradition 0
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Origin of folktale
First appearance:
before 1890 One of the 20% newest English words
First recorded in 1890-95
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Parts of speech for Folktale
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
folktale 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.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
folktale usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for folktale
noun folktale
- version — a particular account of some matter, as from one person or source, contrasted with some other account: two different versions of the accident.
- fantasy — imagination, especially when extravagant and unrestrained.
- fable — a short tale to teach a moral lesson, often with animals or inanimate objects as characters; apologue: the fable of the tortoise and the hare; Aesop's fables.
- biography — A biography of someone is an account of their life, written by someone else.
- information — knowledge communicated or received concerning a particular fact or circumstance; news: information concerning a crime.
Antonyms for folktale
noun folktale
- truth — the true or actual state of a matter: He tried to find out the truth.
- non-fiction — the branch of literature comprising works of narrative prose dealing with or offering opinions or conjectures upon facts and reality, including biography, history, and the essay (opposed to fiction and distinguished from poetry and drama).
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