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folk song vs folk music

folk music vs folk song

folk song and folk music both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
folk song Yes No No No
folk music Yes No No No
As nouns, folk music is a hypernym of folk song; that is, folk music is a word with a broader meaning than folk song:
  • folk song: a song that is traditionally sung by the common people of a region and forms part of their culture
  • folk music: the traditional and typically anonymous music that is an expression of the life of people in a community
Other hypernyms of folk song include song, vocal, ethnic music, folk.
folk song (noun) folk music (noun)
a song that is traditionally sung by the common people of a region and forms part of their culture the traditional and typically anonymous music that is an expression of the life of people in a community
Difference between folk song and folk music

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