See folc in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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],
"raw_glosses": [
"(in the singular or plural) people (multiple individuals)"
],
"tags": [
"neuter",
"plural",
"singular"
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"military, army; troop"
],
"links": [
[
"military",
"military"
],
[
"army",
"army"
],
[
"troop",
"troop"
]
],
"tags": [
"neuter"
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"popular"
],
"links": [
[
"popular",
"popular"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(in compounds) popular"
],
"tags": [
"in-compounds",
"neuter"
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"public, common"
],
"links": [
[
"public",
"public"
],
[
"common",
"common"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(in compounds) public, common"
],
"tags": [
"in-compounds",
"neuter"
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"country, rural"
],
"links": [
[
"country",
"country"
],
[
"rural",
"rural"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(in compounds) country, rural"
],
"tags": [
"in-compounds",
"neuter"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/folk/"
},
{
"ipa": "[foɫk]"
}
],
"word": "folc"
}
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