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单词 folktale
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folktale

noun

folk·​tale ˈfōk-ˌtāl How to pronounce folktale (audio)
: a characteristically anonymous, timeless, and placeless tale circulated orally among a people

Example Sentences

West African folktales that continue to be passed from generation to generation through storytelling.
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Word History

First Known Use

1850, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

folktale

noun

folk·​tale ˈfōk-ˌtāl How to pronounce folktale (audio)
: a story made up and handed down by the common people

folktale

noun

as in tale
a traditional description of imaginary events circulated orally among a people West African folktales that continue to be passed from generation to generation through storytelling

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