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Definition of: folk
(fōk) noun plural folk or folks
1. A people; nation; race.
2. Usually plural People of a particular group or class: old folks; poor folks; town folk.
3. plural Colloq. People in general: Folks say; folks disagree.
4. plural Colloq. One's family or relatives.
—adjective Originating among or characteristic of the common people of a district or country. [OE folc]
Folk, in the adjectival use, may appear as the first element in two–word phrases; as in:
folk air | folk faith | folk song |
folk art | folk life | folk speech |
folk belief | folk literature | folk story |
folk custom | folk music | folk tale |
folk dance | folk name | folk tune |
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