Aarne-Thompson-Uther index

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Etymology

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After Finnish folklorist Antti Aarne, who originally devised the index, and its elaborators American folklorist Stith Thompson and German folklorist Hans-Jörg Uther.

Proper noun

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the Aarne-Thompson-Uther index

  1. A catalogue of traditional tales based around motifs used in folklore studies.
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  • ATU (initialism)
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