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    folk
    /fōk/

    noun

    • 1. people in general: informal "some folk will do anything for money" Similar peoplehumanspersonsindividuals
    • 2. folk music: "a mixture of folk and reggae"

    adjective

    • 1. relating to the traditional art or culture of a community or nation: "a revival of interest in folk customs"
    • 2. relating to folk music: "a folk club"

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  2. noun. folk or folks plural : people generally. : folk music. : the great proportion of the members of a people that determines the group character and that tends to preserve its characteristic form of civilization and its customs, arts and crafts, legends, traditions, and superstitions from generation to generation.

  3. [ as form of address ] informal. used when speaking informally to a group of people: All right, folks, dinner's ready! Hey, folks, are you good to go? Hello, folks, and welcome to our annual conference! Okay, folks, here we go. Folks, could you listen up? Sorry, folks, I know I'm a little late. B2. someone's parents: I'm going home to see my folks.

  4. traditional to or typical of a particular group or country, especially one where people mainly live in the countryside, and usually passed on from parents to their children over a long period of time: folk culture. B1.

  5. 1. a. The common people of a society or region considered as the representatives of a traditional way of life and especially as the originators or carriers of the customs, beliefs, and arts that make up a distinctive culture: a leader who came from the folk. b. Archaic A nation; a people.

  6. noun. Usually folks.(used with a plural verb) people in general: Folks say there wasn't much rain last summer. Often folks.(used with a plural verb) people of a specified class or group: country folk; poor folks.

  7. a. members of one's family; one's relatives. All his folks come from France. b. one's parents. Will your folks let you go? See full dictionary entry for folk. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC. Modified entries © 2019 by Penguin Random House LLC and HarperCollins Publishers Ltd. Examples of 'folks' in a sentence. folks.

  8. [informal] I've been avoiding my folks lately. Synonyms: family, race, parents, relations More Synonyms of folk. 3.plural noun. You can use folks as a term of address when you are talking to several people. [informal] 'It's a question of money, folks,' I announced. This is it, folks: the best record guide in the business.

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