English > folk music: 1 sense > noun 1, communication| Meaning | The traditional and typically anonymous music that is an expression of the life of people in a community. |
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| Synonyms | ethnic music, folk |
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| Narrower | country music, country and western, C and W | A simple style of folk music heard mostly in the southern United States |
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| folk song, folksong, folk ballad | A song that is traditionally sung by the common people of a region and forms part of their culture |
| gospel, gospel singing | folk music consisting of a genre of a cappella music originating with Black slaves in the United States and featuring call and response |
| schottische | music performed for dancing the schottische |
| square-dance music | music performed for square dancing |
| Broader | popular music, popular music genre | Any genre of music having wide appeal (but usually only for a short time) |
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| Spanish | folk música, folk, música étnica, música folklórica, música folk, música tradicional |
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| Catalan | folk, música folk, música tradicional |
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