Folktale
Folktale noun - A tale circulated by word of mouth among the common folk.
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Tradition
Tradition noun - The body of customs, beliefs, stories, and sayings associated with a people, thing, or place.
Usage example: according to tradition, this field was the site of a skirmish between the first settlers and the Native Americans living in the area
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Folktale and tradition are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Folktale" instead a noun "Tradition".
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Tradition and Folktale. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/folktale/tradition
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