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folk
[ fohk ]
/ foÊk /
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noun
adjective
of or originating among the common people: folk beliefs; a folk hero.
having unknown origins and reflecting the traditional forms of a society: folk culture; folk art.
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Idioms about folk
just folks, Informal. (of persons) simple, unaffected, unsophisticated, or open-hearted people: He enjoyed visiting his grandparents because they were just folks.
Origin of folk
before 900; Middle English; Old English folc; cognate with Old Saxon, Old Norse folk,Old High German folk (German Volk)
Words nearby folk
foliose, -folious, folio verso, folium, folivore, folk, folk art, folk dance, Folkestone, Folketing, folk etymology
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How to use folk in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for folk
folk
/ (fÉÊk) /
noun plural folk or folks
(functioning as plural; often plural in form) people in general, esp those of a particular group or classcountry folk
(functioning as plural; usually plural in form) informal members of a family
(functioning as singular) informal short for folk music
a people or tribe
(modifier) relating to, originating from, or traditional to the common people of a countrya folk song
Derived forms of folk
folkish, adjectivefolkishness, nounWord Origin for folk
Old English folc; related to Old Saxon, Old Norse, Old High German folk
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Other Idioms and Phrases with folk
folk
see just folks.
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