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Multi-word Results
folk dance |
a dance or type of dance originated, performed, and handed down by the common folk of a region or country. [2 definitions] |
folk dancing |
the activity of dancing to the traditional music of a particular region using steps that have been established by custom. |
folk etymology |
a change made in a word or phrase according to a false notion as to its origin or derivation. |
folk medicine |
the treatment of illness by people without formal medical training, based on common sense, tradition, or superstition, and often using herbs and other natural remedies. |
folk music |
music originated, handed down, and played or sung by the common folk of a region or country, often fairly simple and repetitive in structure. [2 definitions] |
folk singer |
someone who sings folk music, esp. professionally. |
folk song |
a piece of vocal folk music. [2 definitions] |
folk tale |
a story of anonymous authorship, passed on orally by the common people of a region or country, and often incorporating the myths and legends of that people, or including a moral. |
folk-rock |
popular music that combines characteristic elements of folk music and rock-'n'-roll, often using lyrics similar to the former, with rhythm from the latter, as in songs of social protest. |
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