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folkloric

[fohk-lawr-ik, -lohr-] / ˈfoʊkˌlɔr ɪk, -ˌloʊr- /






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It was a rural, folkloric emphasis; we changed it to an inner-city kind of culture.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 21, 2026

Their authors were seldom scholars; more often they were nonprofessional writers and editors whose volunteer contributions ranged from family snapshots to gravestone photographs, fragmented town histories, folkloric anecdotes and tall tales.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026

Kittila airport predominantly serves people wishing to travel to nearby ski resorts and to see the Northern Lights, while Rovaniemi airport further south is the "official" destination for visitors to Santa Claus's folkloric home.

From BBC • Jan. 11, 2026

This painting is a "very personal" image, in which Kahlo "merges folkloric motifs from Mexican culture with European surrealism," Anna Di Stasi, head of Latin American art at Sotheby's, told AFP.

From Barron's • Nov. 21, 2025

“And one student is doing a folkloric dance, that type of thing. Acts Posada might enjoy if he was alive.”

From "The First Rule of Punk" by Celia C. Pérez




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