n. collect | 1. | (Eng. Hist.) In Anglo-Saxon times, the people of a group of townships or villages; a community; a tribe. | ||||||
2. | People in general, or a separate class of people; - generally used in the plural form, and often with a qualifying adjective; | |||||||
3. | The persons of one's own family;
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Noun | 1. | folk - 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" Synonyms: common people |
2. | folk - a social division of (usually preliterate) people Synonyms: tribe | |
3. | folk - people descended from a common ancestor; "his family has lived in Massachusetts since the Mayflower" | |
4. | folk - the traditional and typically anonymous music that is an expression of the life of people in a community Synonyms: ethnic music, folk music |