Folklore and Way

Folklore

Folklore noun - The body of customs, beliefs, stories, and sayings associated with a people, thing, or place.

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Way and folklore are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Way" instead a noun "Folklore".

Way noun - A passage cleared for public vehicular travel.

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Folklore and way are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Folklore" instead a noun "Way".

old	old folklore	old way
normal	normal folklore	normal way
common	common folklore	common way
popular	popular folklore	popular way
Other adjectives: real, traditional, odd.

In folklore of India the Rakshasa, tiger-headed demons, can masquerade as humans, but their hands always point the wrong way (palms up instead of down, and their thumbs point outwards).

Source: Red Right Hand
In Christian folklore, the Wandering Jew is ostensibly "cursed" with eternal—or at least unnaturally long—life for taunting Jesus on the way to the Crucifixion.

Source: Cursed with Awesome
It's actually pronounced "Kett shee", and is based on the Cat Sìth, a creature from Scottish folklore, which is pronounced the same way.

Source: No Pronunciation Guide

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