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Definition of gentlefolk noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

gentlefolk

noun

/ˈdʒentlfəʊk/

/ˈdʒentlfəʊk/

[plural] (old-fashioned)

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(in the past) people belonging to respected families of the higher social classes

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