# folkloristics

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. The formal academic study of folklore.

## Etymology
From folklorist + -ics. Also by surface analysis, folklore + -istics.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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