Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

folkloristic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.33 in modern English

Syllables: folk-loris-tic
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

about the traditions and stories of a country or community; Characteristic of folklore.

Etymology

From folklore + -istic.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: folklore

Inflected Forms

more folkloristic (comparative) most folkloristic (superlative)

Derived Forms

folkloristically folkloristics

Questions

What does folkloristic mean?: about the traditions and stories of a country or community; Characteristic of folklore.
Where does folkloristic come from?: From folklore + -istic.

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