folklife

[ fohk-lahyf ]

/ ˈfoʊkˌlaɪf /

noun

the everyday life of the common people, especially of a particular region, country, or period: 18th-century New England folklife.

Nearby words

folk-sing, folkestone, folketing, folkie, folkish, folklife, folklore, folkloric, folklorico, folkloristics, folkmoot

Origin of folklife

First recorded in 1920–25; folk + life

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