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- Dictionaryfolk/fəʊk/
noun
- 1. people in general: informal "some folk will do anything for money" Similar
- 2. folk music: "a mixture of folk and reggae"
adjective
- 1. relating to the traditional art or culture of a community or nation: "a revival of interest in folk customs"
- 2. relating to folk music: "a folk club"
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traditional to or typical of a particular group or country, especially one where people mainly live in the countryside, and usually passed on from parents to their children over a long period of time: folk culture. B1.
The meaning of FOLK is people generally. How to use folk in a sentence. people generally; a certain kind, class, or group of people; the persons of one's own family; especially : parents…
(used with a plural verb) people as the carriers of culture, especially as representing the composite of social mores, customs, forms of behavior, etc., in a society: The folk are the bearers of oral tradition. folks,Informal. members of one's family; one's relatives: All his folks come from France. one's parents: Will your folks let you go?
people, especially those of a particular group or type: ordinary folks Ordinary folks can't afford cars like that. [ as form of address ] informal. used when speaking informally to a group of people: All right, folks, dinner's ready! B2. someone's parents: I'm going home to see my folks. See more. folk noun (MUSIC) B1 [ U ] (also folk music)
Folk can be used to describe something that relates to the beliefs and opinions of ordinary people. Jack was a folk hero in the Greenwich Village bars. Folk psychology comes closer to the obvious truth than the most sophisticated theories.
Definition of folk noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
the traditional and typically anonymous music that is an expression of the life of people in a community. synonyms: ethnic music, folk music. see more. a song that is traditionally sung by the common people of a region and forms part of their culture.
a. The common people of a society or region considered as the representatives of a traditional way of life and especially as the originators or carriers of the customs, beliefs, and arts that make up a distinctive culture: a leader who came from the folk. b. Archaic A nation; a people.
The common people of a society or region considered as the representatives of a traditional way of life and especially as the originators or carriers of the customs, beliefs, and arts that make up a distinctive culture. A leader who came from the folk. A people or nation; ethnic group. A peaceful folk. Folk music.
the traditional style of art, dancing, etc among a particular group of people. (Definition of folk from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of folk. in Chinese (Traditional) 人們, (尤指某一群體或類型的)人們, 音樂… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 人们, (尤指某一群体或类型的)人们, 音乐… See more. in Spanish.