folk
Because it is a word with a single syllable, folk is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.
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Definitions offolk
- A grouping of smaller peoples or tribes as a nation.
- The inhabitants of a region, especially the native inhabitants.
- (plural: folks) One’s relatives, especially one’s parents.
- Folk music.
- People in general.
Example: "Young folk, old folk, everybody come, / To our little Sunday School and have a lot of fun."
- A particular group of people.
- Of or pertaining to the inhabitants of a land, their culture, tradition, or history.
- Of or pertaining to common people as opposed to ruling classes or elites.
- Of or related to local building materials and styles.
- Believed or transmitted by the common people; not academically correct or rigorous.
Example: "folk psychology; folk linguistics"
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