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regarded with favor, approval, or affection by people in general: a popular preacher.
2.
regarded with favor, approval, or affection by an acquaintance or acquaintances: He's not very popular with me just now.
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of, pertaining to, or representing the people, especially the common people: popular discontent.
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of the people as a whole, especially of all citizens of a nation or state qualified to participate in an election: popular suffrage; the popular vote; popular representation.
5.
EXPANDprevailing among the people generally: a popular superstition.
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suited to or intended for the general masses of people: popular music.
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adapted to the ordinary intelligence or taste: popular lectures on science.
8.
COLLAPSEsuited to the means of ordinary people; not expensive: popular prices on all tickets.
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an·ti·pop·u·lar, adjective
non·pop·u·lar, adjective
o·ver·pop·u·lar, adjective
pseu·do·pop·u·lar, adjective
qua·si-pop·u·lar, adjective
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is always a great word to know.
So is lollapalooza. Does it mean:
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
Example Sentences
- Another reason daylilies are popular is that they're so easy to grow.
- Programs that let parents track grades in real time are popular but can raise stress.
- He remained popular but his prestige was ebbing.
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popular
1490, "public," from L. popularis "belonging to the people," from populus "people." Meaning "well-liked, admired by the people" is attested from 1608. Popularity "fact or condition of being beloved by the people" is first recorded 1601; popularity contest is from 1941. Popular Front "coalition of Communists,
EXPANDSocialists, and radicals" is from 1936. Popularize "to make a complex topic intelligible to the people" is from 1833.
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