| Main Entry: | folklore |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | tales from the past |
Synonyms: |
ballad, custom, fable, folk story, legend, myth, mythology, mythos, oral literature, superstition, tradition, wisdom |
| Main Entry: | legend |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | story of the past, often fictitious |
Synonyms: |
fable, fiction, folk story, folk tale, folklore, lore, myth, mythology, mythos, narrative, saga, tale, tradition |
| Main Entry: | folk tale |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | story that is passed down |
Synonyms: |
folk history, folk story, legend, myth, tradition |