Folk

/fəʊk/

The meaning and definition of Folk, with examples, synonyms, and a word game to make it stick.

Definition

adjective

Believed or transmitted by the common people; not academically correct or rigorous.
“folk psychology; folk linguistics”
Of or pertaining to the inhabitants of a land, their culture, tradition, or history.

noun

People in general.
“Young folk, old folk, everybody come, / To our little Sunday School and have a lot of fun.”
A grouping of smaller peoples or tribes as a nation.

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