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Folk song

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A song, in any folk style, originating among ordinary people, usually non-professional musicians, and handed down by oral tradition.
  2. 2
    a song that is traditionally sung by the common people of a region and forms part of their culture wordnet
  3. 3
    folk music uncountable

    "Before my father, Hasidic music was mere folksong. He raised it to the level of art."

  4. 4
    A song in the style of folk music, a modern genre of popular music.

Etymology

From folk + song.

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