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folk

1. folk \'fo-k\ n or folk or folks [ME, fr. OE folc; akin to OHG folc 
   people] pl  archaic  1: a group of kindred tribes forming a nation : PEOPLE 
    2: the great proportion of the members of a people that determines the 
   grou p character and that tends to preserve its characteristic form of 
   civilization and its customs, arts and crafts, legends, traditions, and 
   supersitions from generation to generation 3: a certain kind or class of 
   people  4: people generally  5: the persons of one's own family : RELATIVES 
2. folk aj 1: originated or widely used among the common people {~ music}  
   2: of or relating to the common people