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Folklore vs Folktale - What's the difference?

folklore | folktale |

Folklore is a see also of folktale.


As nouns the difference between folklore and folktale

is that folklore is the tales, legends and superstitions of a particular ethnic population while folktale is a tale or story that is part of the oral tradition of a people or a place.

folklore

English

Noun

(wikipedia folklore)
  • The tales, legends and superstitions of a particular ethnic population.

    • Related terms

    * folkloric * folklorist * (l)

    See also

    * folk * lore * myth * oral tradition ----

    folktale

    English

    Alternative forms

    * folk tale

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A tale or story that is part of the oral tradition of a people or a place

    • See also

    * folklore