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folk n. [
folks, common people] people in general (often used in the plural); "they're just country folk"; "folks around here drink moonshine"; "the common people determine the group character and preserve its customs from one generation to the next"
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folk n. [
tribe] a social division of (usually preliterate) people
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folk n. [
family, family line, kinfolk, kinsfolk, sept, phratry] people descended from a common ancestor; "his family has lived in Massachusetts since the Mayflower"
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folk n. [
folk music, ethnic music] the traditional and typically anonymous music that is an expression of the life of people in a community
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