folklore 1
noundomain: thinking
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
the unwritten lore (stories and proverbs and riddles and songs) of a culture
Hypernym
lore 1
noun
knowledge gained through tradition or anecdote
Part_meronym
folktale 1
noun
a tale circulated by word of mouth among the common folk
EnglishPart_holonym
folktale 1
noun
a tale circulated by word of mouth among the common folk
Member_of_this_domain_-_TOPIC
lycanthropy 1
noun
(folklore) the magical ability of a person to assume the characteristics of a wolf
ogre 2
noun
(folklore) a giant who likes to eat human beings
troll 1
noun
(Scandanavian folklore) a supernatural creature (either a dwarf or a giant) that is supposed to live in caves or in the mountains
elf 1
noun
(folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous
dybbuk 1
noun
(Jewish folklore) a demon that enters the body of a living person and controls that body's behavior
