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noun/fəʊk//foʊk//foʊlk/
  1. 1

    A people; a tribe or nation; the inhabitants of a region, especially the native inhabitants.archaiccountable

    • We thus arrive at a most unexpected imbroglio. The French have become a Germanic folk and the Germanic folk have become Gaulish!
  2. 2

    People, persons.collectivecountableplural

    • There were a lot of folk in the streets.
    • Young folk, old folk, everybody come / To our little Sunday School, and have a lot of fun.
  3. 3

    One’s relatives, especially one’s parents.collectivecountableplural

    • I need to call my folks back home.
  4. 4

    Ellipsis of folk music.abbreviationalt-ofcountable

adj/fəʊk//foʊk//foʊlk/
  1. 1

    Of or pertaining to the inhabitants of a land, their culture, tradition, or history.not-comparable

  2. 2

    Of or pertaining to common people as opposed to ruling classes or elites.not-comparable

  3. 3

    Of or related to local building materials and styles.not-comparable

  4. 4

    Believed or transmitted by the common people; not academically or ideologically correct or rigorous.not-comparable

    • folk psychology; folk linguistics

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