FOLKLORIC

Meaning of FOLKLORIC in English

— folklorically , adv.

/fohk"lawr'ik, -lohr'-/ , adj.

based on or resembling folklore: folkloric music.

[ 1880-85; FOLKLORE + -IC ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

FOLKLORIC — adjective see: folklore
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
FOLKLORIC — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌlōrik, -ˌlȯr-, -rēk adjective : of, resembling, or characteristic of folklore a folkloric competition in which nearly a hundred couples …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FOLKLORIC — adj. of or pertaining to folklore, of or pertaining to the stories beliefs and customs of different ethnic or social …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
FOLKLORIC — see folklore
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FOLKLORIC — folkloric BrE AmE ˌfəʊk ˈlɔːr ɪk ◂ § ˌfəʊlk- AmE ˌfoʊk- -ˈloʊr-
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
FOLKLORE — noun Date: 1846 traditional customs, tales, sayings, dances, or art forms preserved among a people, a branch of knowledge that …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SWAN MAIDEN — any of a class of folkloric maidens, in many Indo-European and Asian tales, capable of being transformed into swans, as …
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BROWNIE — /brow"nee/ , n. 1. a tiny, fanciful, good-natured brown elf who secretly helps at night with household chores. 2. a …
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FOLKLORE — ■ noun the traditional beliefs and customs of a community, passed on by word of mouth. Derivatives folkloric adjective folklorist …
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