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folk definition
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Grep of noun folk folk folk art folk ballad folk dance folk dancer folk dancing folk etymology folk music folk poet folk singer folk song folk tale folk writer folklore folks folktale homefolk kinfolk kinsfolk norfolk townsfolk Overview of noun folk The noun folk has 4 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (14) folk, common people -- (people in general; "they're just country folk"; "the common people determine the group character and preserve its customs from one generation to the next") 2. (1) tribe, folk -- (a social division of (usually preliterate) people) 3. (1) family, family line folk, kinfolk, kinsfolk, sept, phratry -- (people descended from a common ancestor; "his family had lived in Massachusetts since the Mayflower") 4. folk music, ethnic music, folk -- (the traditional and typically anonymous music that is an expression of the life of people in a community) Overview of adj folk The adj folk has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) country, folk, hillbilly, western -- ((of music) characteristic of rural life) Antonyms of adj folk 1 sense of folk Sense 1 country(postnominal), folk(postnominal), hillbilly, western(postnominal) INDIRECT (VIA nonclassical) -> classical Similarity of adj folk 1 sense of folk Sense 1 country(postnominal), folk(postnominal), hillbilly, western(postnominal) => nonclassical (vs. classical) Attributes of adj folk Familiarity of adj folk folk used as an adjective is very rare (polysemy count = 1) Grep of adj folk folk folksy Overview of noun folk The noun folk has 4 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (14) folk, common people -- (people in general; "they're just country folk"; "the common people determine the group character and preserve its customs from one generation to the next") 2. (1) tribe, folk -- (a social division of (usually preliterate) people) 3. (1) family, family line folk, kinfolk, kinsfolk, sept, phratry -- (people descended from a common ancestor; "his family had lived in Massachusetts since the Mayflower") 4. folk music, ethnic music, folk -- (the traditional and typically anonymous music that is an expression of the life of people in a community) Overview of adj folk The adj folk has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) country, folk, hillbilly, western -- ((of music) characteristic of rural life)
folk definition
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