What does folk tale mean?

folk tale means "a tale circulated by word of mouth among the common folk".

What is another word for folk tale?

Close synonyms include folktale. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is folk tale a common word?

folk tale is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

folk tale — meaning, pronunciation and definition

noun

1 senseA person, place, thing, quality or idea.

1.
a tale circulated by word of mouth among the common folk
Synonymsfolktale
Broadernarrative
NarrowerArabian Nights' Entertainment
Part offolklore

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