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• the traditional and typically anonymous music that is an expression of the life of people in a community

  synonym	ethnic musicfolk music
  hypernym	popular musicpopular music genre
  hyponym	C and Wcountry and westerncountry musicfolk balladfolk metalfolk songfolksonggospelgospel singingschottischesquare-dance music

• people in general (often used in the plural)

  synonym	common peoplefolks
  hypernym	people
  hyponym	country peoplecountryfolkgentlefolkgrass rootshome folkrabbleragtagragtag and bobtailriffraff
  mero member	plebplebeian

• a social division of (usually preliterate) people

  synonym	tribe
  hypernym	social group
  hyponym	phyle
  mero member	moiety

• people descended from a common ancestor

  synonym	familyfamily linekinfolkkinsfolkphratrysept
  hypernym	ancestrybloodblood linebloodlinedescentlineline of descentlineageoriginparentagepedigreestemmastock
  hyponym	dynastygenshomefolkhousenamepeople