Main Entry:: ¹folk
Pronunciation:: \ˈfōk\
Function:: noun
Inflected Form(s):: plural folk or folks
Etymology:: Middle English, from Old English folc; akin to Old High German folc people
Date:: before 12th century

1archaic : a group of kindred tribes forming a nation : people2: the great proportion of the members of a people that determines the group character and that tends to preserve its characteristic form of civilization and its customs, arts and crafts, legends, traditions, and superstitions from generation to generation3plural : a certain kind, class, or group of people <old folks> <just plain folk> <country folk> <media folk>4plural : people generally5folks plural : the persons of one's own family ; especially : parents6: folk music

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