"folk story" meaning in English

See folk story in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: en-us-folk story.ogg [Mid-Atlantic] Forms: folk stories [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|folk stories}} folk story (plural folk stories)
  1. Synonym of folk tale. Synonyms: folk tale [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-folk_story-en-noun-dKbshxLj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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