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folklore

folk.lore \'fo--.klo-(*)r, -.klo.(*)r\ \-.klo-r-ik, -.klo.r-\ \-*st\ 
   \.fo--.klo-r-'is-tik, -.klo.r-\ n 1: traditional customs, tales, or sayings 
   preserved orally among a people  2: a comparative science that investigates 
   the life and spirit of a people  as revealed in their folklore - 
   folk.lor.ic aj