Usually means: Traditional tales passed through generations.
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  1. folk story: Merriam-Webster
  2. folk story: Collins English Dictionary
  3. folk-story: Wordnik
  4. folk story: Dictionary.com
  5. folk story: Wiktionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (folk story)

▸ noun:  Synonym of folk tale.

Similar:
folk-lore, fairy tale, novel, folk, folk song, werefolks, folk memory, folk way, folklife, fabula, more...

Opposite:
urblegend, myth, legend, fable

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Similar:
folk-lore, fairy tale, novel, folk, folk song, werefolks, folk memory, folk way, folklife, fabula, more...

Opposite:
urblegend, myth, legend, fable



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