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folk

noun

the traditional and typically anonymous music that is an expression of the life of people in a community

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Word Facts

Word length
4
Starts with
F
Ends with
K
Contains
OL
Scrabble score
11
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

How it sounds

Pronunciation

fəʊk

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Meaning

Definitions

noun

  1. the traditional and typically anonymous music that is an expression of the life of people in a community

noun

  1. people in general (often used in the plural)

    “they're just country folk”

noun

  1. people descended from a common ancestor

    “his family has lived in Massachusetts since the Mayflower”

noun

  1. a social division of (usually preliterate) people

In context

Example Sentences

they're just country folk
folks around here drink moonshine
the common people determine the group character and preserve its customs from one generation to the next
his family has lived in Massachusetts since the Mayflower

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