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folk song
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
folk song
(noun)
folk song
noun
plural
folk songs
folk song
noun
plural
folk songs
Britannica Dictionary definition of FOLK SONG
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a song created by the people of a country or region
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a song sung in folk music
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