folk song
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noun
a song originating among the people of a country or area, passed by oral tradition from one singer or generation to the next, often existing in several versions, and marked generally by simple, modal melody and stanzaic, narrative verse.
a song of similar character written by a known composer.
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Nearby words
folk music, folk rock, folk singer, folk singing, folk society, folk song, folk tale, folk weave, folk-rock, folk-sing, folkestone
Origin of folk song
First recorded in 1865–70
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British Dictionary definitions for folk song
folk song
noun
a song of which the music and text have been handed down by oral tradition among the common people
a modern song which employs or reflects the folk idiom
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