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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈfəʊkweɪ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈfoʊkˌweɪ/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-folkway.wav Forms: folkways [plural]
Etymology: From folk + way. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|folk|way}} folk + way Head templates: {{en-noun}} folkway (plural folkways)
  1. Often plural: a belief or custom common to members of a culture or society. Synonyms: folk way, folk-way Related terms: folklife, folklore Translations (custom or belief common to members of a society): gebruik [singular] (Afrikaans), 民俗 (mínsú) (Chinese Mandarin), kansanviisaus (Finnish), Brauch [masculine] (German), Sitte [feminine] (German), daon-nós [masculine] (Irish), costumanza [feminine] (Italian), costume [masculine] (Italian), tradizione [feminine] (Italian), 민속 (minsok) (Korean), обы́чай (obýčaj) (Russian)

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          "text": "For years I've hoped that some enterprising editor would hire a hillbilly to go to the city and write his impressions of the quaint folkways of the cliff dwellers. I'd do it myself, cheap, and I've got a good questionnaire tucked away in readiness.",
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    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "custom or belief common to members of a society",
      "word": "kansanviisaus"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "custom or belief common to members of a society",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Brauch"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "custom or belief common to members of a society",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Sitte"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "custom or belief common to members of a society",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "daon-nós"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "custom or belief common to members of a society",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "costumanza"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "custom or belief common to members of a society",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "costume"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "custom or belief common to members of a society",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "tradizione"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "minsok",
      "sense": "custom or belief common to members of a society",
      "word": "민속"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "obýčaj",
      "sense": "custom or belief common to members of a society",
      "word": "обы́чай"
    }
  ],
  "word": "folkway"
}

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