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Meaning of 'folks' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Folks [ n. collect. & pl.]
- In Anglo-Saxon times, the people of a group of townships or villages; a community; a tribe.
- People in general, or a separate class of people; -- generally used in the plural form, and often with a qualifying adjective; as, the old folks; poor folks.
- The persons of one's own family; as, our folks are all well.

Meaning of 'folks' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . folks [ n]
Meaning (1):
- people in general (often used in the plural)
Example in sentence:
  • folks around here drink moonshine;
  • the common people determine the group character and preserve its customs from one generation to the next;
  • they're just country folk
Meaning (2):
- your parents
Example in sentence:
  • he wrote to his folks every day

Nearby Words:

fol'io fold foldage folded folder folderol folding foldless folia foliaceous

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