folk /fōk/

1. People, collectively or distributively
2. A nation or people
3. The people or commons (archaic)
4. Those of one's own family, relations (informal)
5. Now generally used as a pl (either folk or folks) to mean people in general
6. Folk music

As practised, etc by ordinary people, and handed down by tradition (found also in folk art, folk-craft, folk medicine, etc)

folkˈie noun (informal)

1. A lover of folk music
2. A folk musician

folkˈsiness noun

folkˈsy adjective (chiefly US)

1. Everyday
2. Friendly
3. Sociable
4. Of ordinary people
5. (artificially) traditional in style

folk dance noun

A dance handed down by tradition of the people

folk etymology noun

Popular unscientific attempts at etymology

folkˈ-free adjective (archaic)

Having the rights of a freeman

folk hero noun

A hero in the eyes of the ordinary people, or in the traditions of a people

folkˈland noun

(OE folcland) in Anglo-Saxon times, probably land held by folk-right, as opposed to bōcland (bookland)

folkˈlore noun

1. The ancient observances and customs, the notions, beliefs, traditions, superstitions and prejudices of the common people
2. The study of these observances, etc, the science of the survival of archaic belief and custom in modern ages (a name suggested by WJ Thoms in 1846)

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