Folk - Definition
folk
n 1: 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" [syn: folk,
folks, common people]
2: a social division of (usually preliterate) people [syn:
tribe, folk]
3: people descended from a common ancestor; "his family has
lived in Massachusetts since the Mayflower" [syn: family,
family line, folk, kinfolk, kinsfolk, sept,
phratry]
4: the traditional and typically anonymous music that is an
expression of the life of people in a community [syn: folk
music, ethnic music, folk]