Folk and Standard

Folk

Folk noun - One of the segments of society into which people are grouped.

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Standard and folk are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Standard" instead an adjective "Folk".

Standard adjective - Being of the type that is encountered in the normal course of events.

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Folk and standard are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Folk" instead an adjective "Standard".

old	old folk	old standard
good	good folk	good standard
high	high folk	high standard
normal	normal folk	normal standard
Other adjectives: common, ordinary, certain, original, decent, traditional, strange, modern.

The Haitian Creole folk song "Feuilles-O" has become a standard in the English-speaking world, usually performed in soothing lullaby style.

Source: Lyrical Dissonance / Folk
Dance and traditional means of livelihood often share similar movements according to the standard academic theories of dance, especially folk dance.

Source: Dance Battler
High Fantasy/The Epic: Even though the setting is a pretty standard Space Opera, the story is told in a very mythical way, more similar to an ancient folk legend passed on via oral storytelling.

Source: Video Game / Homeworld

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