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noun ADJ. popular | local | cricket, sporting, etc. VERB + FOLKLORE be part of | become part of, enter (into), pass into The victory became part of sporting folklore. FOLKLORE + VERB have it that … Local folklore has it that prehistoric men drove cattle over these cliffs. PREP. according to ~ According to popular folklore, anyone who owns such a picture will have bad luck. | in … ~ a character in American folklore
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