{
    "term": "folk",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "people in general",
            "labels": "especially in North American English(informal)",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "ordinary working-class folk"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I'd like a job working with **old folk** or kids."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the folks back home *(= from the place where you come from)*"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Folks say that he is a hard man."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Like most folks, I enjoy a decent western."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["decent", "fine", "good"],
                "phrases": ["somebody’s folks", "the folks back home"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a friendly way of addressing more than one person",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Well, folks, what are we going to do today?"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "the members of your family, especially your parents",
            "labels": "(informal, especially North American English)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "How are your folks?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I am going to visit my folks at the weekend."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["decent", "fine", "good"],
                "phrases": ["somebody’s folks", "the folks back home"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "people from a particular country or region, or who have a particular way of life",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "country folk"
                },
                {
                    "text": "townsfolk"
                },
                {
                    "text": "farming folk"
                },
                {
                    "text": "places that appeal to city folk"
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["decent", "fine", "good"],
                "phrases": ["somebody’s folks", "the folks back home"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 5,
            "definition": "music in the traditional style of a country or community",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a folk festival/concert"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Music"]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/fəʊk/",
                "audio": "fo/folk/folk__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/fəʊk/",
                "audio": "fo/folk/folk__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Old English folc, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch volk and German Volk."
}