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folk in WordNet English dictionary
noun- people in general (often used in the plural)
"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"
folk folks common people
- the traditional and typically anonymous music that is an expression of the life of people in a community
folk music ethnic music folk
- people descended from a common ancestor
"his family has lived in Massachusetts since the Mayflower"
family family line folk kinfolk kinsfolk sept phratry
- a social division of (usually preliterate) people
tribe folk
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