"folkloristic" meaning in English

See folkloristic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more folkloristic [comparative], most folkloristic [superlative]
Etymology: From folklore + -istic. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|folklore|istic}} folklore + -istic Head templates: {{en-adj}} folkloristic (comparative more folkloristic, superlative most folkloristic)
  1. about the traditions and stories of a country or community; Characteristic of folklore. Derived forms: folkloristically, folkloristics
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