Folksong

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of folk song. alt-of, alternative

    "The fireman jumped, but Casey Jones stayed to blow the whistle to give the goods train crew time to escape. His sacrifice is commemorated in an American folksong."

  2. 2
    a song that is traditionally sung by the common people of a region and forms part of their culture wordnet

Synonyms

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folk balladfolk songfolk song

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"The fireman jumped, but Casey Jones stayed to blow the whistle to give the goods train crew time to escape. His sacrifice is commemorated in an American folksong."

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folk song

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