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folk·lor·is·tics (fōḱlô-rĭśtĭks, -lō-)

noun 

See folklore
folk·lore (fōḱlôŕ, -lōŕ)

noun 

  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
    1. A body of widely accepted but usually specious notions about a place, a group, or an institution: Rumors of their antics became part of the folklore of Hollywood.
    2. A popular but unfounded belief.

derivatives

folḱloŕic
adjective
folḱloŕish
adjective
folḱloŕist
noun
folḱlor·iśtic
adjective