folk music
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folk music
noun folk musics
- Any genre of music originating from the ethnic community of a specific region, often passed down through oral tradition, without recorded songwriters and possessing a clear purpose or social function.
- Any contemporary music in the style of traditional folk music, especially a specific genre of originally American popular music that draws on Anglo-American musical forms.
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noun music originating from a specific region
| Español | música folklórica, folk música |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 민속 음악 minsok eumak, 포크송 pokeusong |
| 日本語 | 民族音楽 minzoku ongaku, フォークソング fōkusongu |
| 中文 | 民間音樂 /民间音乐 mínjiān yīnyuè |
| हिन्दी | लोक संगीत lok saṅgīt |
| Português | música tradicional, música folclórica |
| Français | folk, musique folk |
| Deutsch | Volksmusik |
| Ελληνικά | παραδοσιακή μουσική paradosiakí mousikí |
| Română | muzică folk, muzică populară |
| Русский | наро́дная му́зыка naródnaja múzyka, фолькло́рная му́зыка folʹklórnaja múzyka |
| Tiếng Việt | dân ca, nhạc dân gian, âm nhạc dân gian |
| العربية | مُوسِيقَى فُلْكْلُورِيَّة mūsīqā fulklūriyya |
noun contemporary music in traditional style
| 中文 | 民間音樂 /民间音乐 mínjiān yīnyuè |
|---|---|
| Português | música folk, folk |
| Deutsch | Weltmusik |
| Română | muzică folk, muzică etno, etno-muzică |
| Русский | фолк folk, фолк-му́зыка folk-múzyka |
Talk about this word "folk music." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/folk%20music. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. folk music. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/folk%20music "folk music." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/folk%20music.
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@misc{folk_music_2026,
title = {folk music},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/folk%20music},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
