folktune

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noun

A folk song, not including any words.

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Meanings

nounfolktune (plural folktunes)

plural folktunes

  1. A folk song, not including any words.

    No. 6 is a Jewish folktune, and became very popular in Goldfaden's words and setting.

    1929, Abraham Zevi Idelsohn, Jewish Music: Its Historical Development, page 452

Origin

From folk + tune.

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APA

folktune. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/folktune

MLA

“folktune.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/folktune. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “folktune,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/folktune.

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