WORD: FOLKLORE
MEANING:
1. The traditional beliefs, myths, tales, and practices of a people, transmitted orally. 2. The comparative study of folk knowledge and culture. Also called folkloristics. 3. a. A body of widely accepted but usually spurious notions about a place, group, or institution: Rumors of their antics became part of the folklore of Hollywood. b. A popular but unfounded belief.
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Remembering April 2, 2011: The day Wankhede entered folklore, the night we danced on the streets of Mumbai
PRONOUNCE:
folk·lore - फोक्लॉर / फोक्लोर
LINK: FOLKLORE
MEANING:
1. The traditional beliefs, myths, tales, and practices of a people, transmitted orally. 2. The comparative study of folk knowledge and culture. Also called folkloristics. 3. a. A body of widely accepted but usually spurious notions about a place, group, or institution: Rumors of their antics became part of the folklore of Hollywood. b. A popular but unfounded belief.
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. Remembering April 2, 2011: The day Wankhede entered folklore, the night we danced on the streets of Mumbai
PRONOUNCE:
folk·lore - फोक्लॉर / फोक्लोर
LINK: FOLKLORE
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