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folk

/foʊk/

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noun
people in general (often used in the plural)
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"they're just country folk" "folks around here drink moonshine"

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common people folks

type of:
people
noun
people descended from a common ancestor
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family family line kinfolk kinsfolk phratry sept

type of:
bloodline stock stemma pedigree descent ancestry parentage origin blood line of descent lineage line blood line
noun
the traditional and typically anonymous music that is an expression of the life of people in a community
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ethnic music folk music

type of:
popular music popular music genre
noun
a social division of (usually preliterate) people
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tribe

type of:
social group

Examples of folk

"they're just country folk"
"folks around here drink moonshine"