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Folk

noun
/fəʊk/
Word Frequency: 17.2

Definitions

1.nounA grouping of smaller peoples or tribes as a nation.
2.nounThe inhabitants of a region, especially the native inhabitants.
3.noun(plural: folks) One’s relatives, especially one’s parents.
4.nounFolk music.
5.nounPeople in general.
"Young folk, old folk, everybody come, / To our little Sunday School and have a lot of fun."
6.nounA particular group of people.
7.adjectiveOf or pertaining to the inhabitants of a land, their culture, tradition, or history.
8.adjectiveOf or pertaining to common people as opposed to ruling classes or elites.
9.adjectiveOf or related to local building materials and styles.
10.adjectiveBelieved or transmitted by the common people; not academically correct or rigorous.
"folk psychology; folk linguistics"

Synonyms

tribephratryseptcountryfamilykinfolkkinsfolkhillbillyfolk musicethnic musicwesternnonclassical

Rhymes With

evokecroakstrokeprovokeinvokebaroqueyokejoke
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