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lidový — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • folk adj Belonging to or originating from ordinary people, their traditions, and their culture, rather than experts or elites.
  • popular adj Liked, enjoyed, or supported by a large number of people.
  • vernacular noun The everyday, informal language spoken by ordinary people in a particular place, as opposed to formal or literary language.
  • vulgar adj Crude, tasteless, or offensive, especially in speech or behaviour.

Senses

lidový is used for these senses in English:

  • folk (architecture) Of or related to local building materials and styles.
  • people's In certain socialist states: of, from, or controlled (at least in name) by the common people rather than a ruling elite.
  • popular Pertaining to or deriving from the people or general public. [from 16th c.]
  • vernacular Of or pertaining to everyday language, as opposed to standard, literary, liturgical, or scientific idiom.
  • vernacular (architecture) Of or related to local building materials and styles; not imported.
  • vulgar (historical, or, derogatory) Having to do with ordinary, common people.

folk — full definition

  1. adj Belonging to or originating from ordinary people, their traditions, and their culture, rather than experts or elites.
  2. noun A genre of traditional or traditionally-styled music, often acoustic and rooted in a particular culture.

popular — full definition

  1. adj Liked, enjoyed, or supported by a large number of people.
  2. adj Intended for or aimed at ordinary people rather than experts.

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