folk tale

A form of folktale — A tale or story that is part of the oral tradition of a people or a place.

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Meanings

nounfolk tale (plural folk tales)

plural folk tales

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of folktale.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna tale circulated by word of mouth among the common folk

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folktale
Broader
narrativenarrationstory
Also see
folk storyfolktaleurban myth

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Cite this entry
APA

folk tale. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/folk%20tale

MLA

“folk tale.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/folk%20tale. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “folk tale,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/folk%20tale.

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