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folk
/ˈfoʊk/
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people in general (often used in the plural)
folk meaning(s)
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- (n) people in general (often used in the plural)
- (n) a social division of (usually preliterate) people
- (n) people descended from a common ancestor
- (n) the traditional and typically anonymous music that is an expression of the life of people in a community
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folk usage(s) Create your Own
- Like many folk groups, they found their material by scouring old songbooks and listening attentively to obscure albums on the Folkways and Vanguard labels.
- As folk joined the mainstream, the great river of 60s popular music swelled to meet folk and swallow it up.
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folk art
genre of art of unknown origin that reflects traditional values of a society
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folk ballad
a song that is traditionally sung by the common people of a region and forms…
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folk dance
a style of dancing that originated among ordinary people (not in the royal…
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folk dancer
someone who does folk dances
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folk dancing
a style of dancing that originated among ordinary people (not in the royal…
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folk etymology
a popular but erroneous etymology
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folk music
the traditional and typically anonymous music that is an expression of the…
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folk poet
a folk writer who composes in verse
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folk singer
a singer of folk songs
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folk song
a song that is traditionally sung by the common people of a region and forms…
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folk tale
a tale circulated by word of mouth among the common folk
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folk writer
a writer of folktales
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folklore
/ˈfoʊ ˌklɔr/
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the unwritten lore (stories and proverbs and riddles and songs) of…
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folks
/ˈfoʊks/
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your parents
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folksier
characteristic of country life
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folksiest
characteristic of country life
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folksong
a song that is traditionally sung by the common people of a region and forms part…
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folksy
/ˈfoʊk si/
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characteristic of country life
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folktale
/ˈfoʊk ˌteɪl/
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a tale circulated by word of mouth among the common folk
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follicle
/ˈfɑ lə kəl/
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any small spherical group of cells containing a cavity
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follicle-stimulating hormone
a gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the anterior…
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follicular
of or relating to or constituting a follicle
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folliculitis
inflammation of a hair follicle