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{
"term": "folk",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "b1",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "people in general",
"labels": "especially in North American English(informal)",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "ordinary working-class folk"
},
{
"text": "I'd like a job working with **old folk** or kids."
},
{
"text": "the folks back home *(= from the place where you come from)*"
},
{
"text": "Folks say that he is a hard man."
},
{
"text": "Like most folks, I enjoy a decent western."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["decent", "fine", "good"],
"phrases": ["somebody’s folks", "the folks back home"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "a friendly way of addressing more than one person",
"labels": "(informal)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Well, folks, what are we going to do today?"
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "the members of your family, especially your parents",
"labels": "(informal, especially North American English)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "How are your folks?"
},
{
"text": "I am going to visit my folks at the weekend."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["decent", "fine", "good"],
"phrases": ["somebody’s folks", "the folks back home"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 4,
"definition": "people from a particular country or region, or who have a particular way of life",
"examples": [
{
"text": "country folk"
},
{
"text": "townsfolk"
},
{
"text": "farming folk"
},
{
"text": "places that appeal to city folk"
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["decent", "fine", "good"],
"phrases": ["somebody’s folks", "the folks back home"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 5,
"definition": "music in the traditional style of a country or community",
"cefr": "b2",
"examples": [
{
"text": "a folk festival/concert"
}
],
"topics": ["Music"]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/fəʊk/",
"audio": "fo/folk/folk__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/fəʊk/",
"audio": "fo/folk/folk__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "Old English folc, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch volk and German Volk."
}