How many syllables in folklore?

There are 2 syllables in the word folklore.

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Divide folklore into syllables:

folk · lore

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Definition of folklore:

folklore (noun):: an established custom, law, or principle; the unwritten lore (stories and proverbs and riddles and songs) of a culture.; traditional customs, tales, sayings, dances, or art forms preserved among a people

Synonyms for folklore:

folk tale

folk tales

folktale

information

legend

legendry

lore

myth

mythology

mythos

myths

stories

tradition

traditional knowledge

Antonyms for folklore:

actuality

actualness

axiom

fact

factuality

history

ignorance

non-fiction

real life

reality

substance

substantiality

tangibility

the real world

truism

truth

veracity

verity

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