folk
/fˈoʊk/
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Definitions
Noun
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"
Noun
a social division of (usually preliterate) people
Noun
people descended from a common ancestor; "his family has lived in Massachusetts since the Mayflower"
Noun
the traditional and typically anonymous music that is an expression of the life of people in a community
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More General Terms
ancestry
blood
blood line
bloodline
descent
line
line of descent
lineage
origin
parentage
pedigree
people
popular music
popular music genre
social group
stemma
stock