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pseudofolklore

pseudofolklore noun: false folklore; literature presented as folklore that is actually not.

Noun

pseudofolklore (uncountable)

  1. False folklore; literature presented as folklore that is actually not.

Origin of pseudofolklore

From pseudo- + folklore.

Questions about pseudofolklore

What does pseudofolklore mean?
Pseudofolklore means false folklore; literature presented as folklore that is actually not.
What part of speech is pseudofolklore?
Pseudofolklore is a noun.

Words near pseudofolklore in the dictionary

  1. pseudofluid
  2. pseudofluids
  3. pseudofluorescence
  4. pseudofluorescent
  5. pseudofolk
  6. pseudofolklore
  7. pseudofollicle
  8. pseudofollicles
  9. pseudofollicular
  10. pseudofolliculitis
  11. pseudofolliculitis barbae

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