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Folk (Noun)

Meaning 1

The traditional and typically anonymous music that is an expression of the life of people in a community.

Classification

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.

Synonyms

  • Folk Music
  • Ethnic Music

Hypernyms

  • Popular Music Genre
  • Popular Music

Hyponyms

  • Folksong
  • Gospel
  • Schottische
  • Square-dance Music
  • Country And Western
  • Gospel Singing
  • Country Music
  • Folk Song

Meaning 2

People descended from a common ancestor; "his family has lived in Massachusetts since the Mayflower".

Classification

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects.

Synonyms

  • Phratry
  • Family Line
  • Family
  • Kinsfolk
  • Kinfolk
  • Sept

Hypernyms

  • Bloodline
  • Line
  • Blood
  • Ancestry
  • Parentage
  • Descent
  • Pedigree
  • Stock
  • Stemma
  • Blood Line
  • Origin
  • Lineage

Hyponyms

  • Dynasty
  • Homefolk
  • House
  • Name
  • Gens
  • People

Meaning 3

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".

Classification

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects.

Synonyms

  • Common People
  • Folks

Hyponyms

  • Riffraff
  • Ragtag
  • Countryfolk
  • Ragtag And Bobtail

Meaning 4

A social division of (usually preliterate) people.

Classification

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects.

Synonyms

  • Tribe

Hypernyms

  • Social Group

Hyponyms

  • Phyle
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