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riddle: a standalone construct

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Folklore studies

a traditional verbal expression containing one or more descriptive elements whose referent must be guessed, often with an opposition between the elements.

In folklore studies, riddle refers to a traditional verbal expression containing one or more descriptive elements whose referent must be guessed, often with an opposition between the elements. This meaning comes from Georges (1963) in The Journal of American Folklore.[1]

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References

Georges, R. A., & Dundes, A. (1963). Toward a Structural Definition of the Riddle. The Journal of American Folklore, 76(300), 111. https://doi.org/10.2307/538610

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