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Meaning and definition for "folk" word

[noun] the traditional and typically anonymous music that is an expression of the life of people in a community
[noun] people in general; "they're just country folk"; "the common people determine the group character and preserve its customs from one generation to the next"
[noun] people descended from a common ancestor; "his family had lived in Massachusetts since the Mayflower"
[noun] a social division of (usually preliterate) people
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\Folk\ (f[=o]k), Folks \Folks\ (f[=o]ks), n. collect. & pl. [AS. folc; akin to D. volk, OS. & OHG. folk, G. volk, Icel. f[=o]lk, Sw. & Dan. folk, Lith. pulkas crowd, and perh. to E. follow.] 1. (Eng. Hist.) In Anglo-Saxon times, the people of a group of townships or villages; a community; a tribe. [Obs.] The organization of each folk, as such, sprang mainly from war. --J. R. Green. 2. People in general, or a separate class of people; -- generally used in the plural form, and often with a qualifying adjective; as, the old folks; poor folks. [Colloq.] In winter's tedious nights, sit by the fire With good old folks, and let them tell thee tales. --Shak. 3. The persons of one's own family; as, our folks are all well. [Colloq. New Eng.] --Bartlett. {Folk song}, one of a class of songs long popular with the common people. {Folk speech}, the speech of the common people, as distinguished from that of the educated class.

Synonyms for folk

common people, ethnic music, family, family line, folk music, kinfolk, kinsfolk, phratry, sept, tribe

See also: ancestry | blood | blood line | bloodline | C and W | country and western | country music | descent | dynasty | folk ballad | folk song | gens | gospel | gospel singing | grass roots | home folks | homefolk | house | line | line of descent | lineage | moiety | name | origin | parentage | pedigree | people | phyle | pleb | plebeian | popular music | popular music genre | rabble | ragtag | ragtag and bobtail | riffraff | schottische | social group | square-dance music | stock |

Related terms: admitted, breed, brood, cultural community, customary, family, folks, gens, handed down, household, John Doe, kind, mythological, nationality, oral, prescriptive, sept, stem, stock, traditional, tried and true, true-blue

The fun area, different aproach to word »folk«

Let's analyse "folk" as pure text. This string has Four letters in One syllable and One vowel. 25% of vowels is 13.6% less then average English word. Written in backwards: KLOF. Average typing speed for these characters is 1135 milliseconds. [info]

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Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: folk: 6 = 6, reduced: 6 . and the final result is Six.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: folk: 6 + 6 + 3 + 2 = 17, reduced: 8, and the final result is Eight.

Tarot cards

Letter Num. Tarot c. Intensity Meaning
F (1) 6 Lovers Practical, Faithful, Organizer
K (1) 11 Justice Charismatic, Quick, Leader, Bold
L (1) 12 Hanged Man Leader, Teacher, Healer, Decisive
O (1) 15 Devil Optimist, Gamesman, Marketer, Hunter

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