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populace
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pop⋅u⋅lace
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ˈpɒp
yə
ləs
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–noun
1.
the common people of a community, nation, etc., as distinguished from the higher classes.
2.
all the inhabitants of a place; population.
Origin:
1565–75;
< F < It
popolaccio,
equiv. to
popol
(
o
)
people
+
-accio
pejorative suffix
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pop·u·lace
(pŏp'yə-lĭs)
n.
The general public; the masses.
A population.
[French, from Italian
popolaccio
,
rabble
, from
popolo
,
the people
, from Latin
populus
; see
popular
.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Word Origin & History
populace
1572, from M.Fr.
populace,
from It.
popolaccio
"riffraff, rabble," from
popolo
"people" (from L.
populus
"people") + pejorative suffix
-accio.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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