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Of or pertaining to the common people, or to the whole body of the people, as distinguished from a select portion; as, the popular voice; popular elections; popular music

The commonly held in popular estimation are greatest at a distance. - John Henry Newman.

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{a} pleasing to the people, general

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Walls are very big these days. - Walls are very popular these days.

It's very big these days. - It's very popular these days.

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Suitable to common people; easy to be comprehended; not abstruse; familiar; plain

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Beloved or approved by the people; pleasing to people in general, or to many people; as, a popular preacher; a popular law; a popular administration

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Popular is used to describe political activities which involve the ordinary people of a country, and not just members of political parties. The late President Ferdinand Marcos was overthrown by a popular uprising in 1986. adj. Alianza Popular Revolucionaria Americana Italian Popular Party popular front popular music Popular Republican Movement popular sovereignty Popular Front for the Liberation of Saguia el Hamra and Río de Oro Popular Front for the Liberation of Oman

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Prevailing among the people; epidemic; as, a popular disease. - w: Samuel Johnson

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Popular ideas, feelings, or attitudes are approved of or held by most people. The military government has been unable to win popular support + popularity popu·lar·ity Over time, though, Watson's views gained in popularity

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regarded with great favor, approval, or affection especially by the general public; "a popular tourist attraction"; "a popular girl"; "cabbage patch dolls are no longer popular

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Adapted to the means of the common people; possessed or obtainable by the many; hence, cheap; common; ordinary; inferior; as, popular prices; popular amusements

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comprehensible to the general public; "written for the popular press in plain nontechnical language"

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carried on by or for the people (or citizens) at large; "the popular vote"; "popular representation"; "institutions of popular government"

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Popular newspapers, television programmes, or forms of art are aimed at ordinary people and not at experts or intellectuals. Once again the popular press in Britain has been rife with stories about their marriage. one of the classics of modern popular music

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(of music or art) new and of general appeal (especially among young people) carried on by or for the people (or citizens) at large; "the popular vote"; "popular representation"; "institutions of popular government"

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Something that is popular is enjoyed or liked by a lot of people. This is the most popular ball game ever devised Chocolate sauce is always popular with youngsters. unpopular + popularity popu·lar·ity the growing popularity of Australian wines among consumers Walking and golf increased in popularity during the 1980s

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{s} of the general population; well-liked, admired; approved, accepted; common, prevailing

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representing or appealing to or adapted for the benefit of the people at large; "democratic art forms"; "a democratic or popular movement"; "popular thought"; "popular science"; "popular fiction"

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Someone who is popular is liked by most people, or by most people in a particular group. He remained the most popular politician in France unpopular + popularity popu·lar·ity It is his popularity with ordinary people that sets him apart

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Of or pertaining to the common people, or to the whole body of the people, as distinguished from a select portion; as, the popular voice; popular elections

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Hyphenation

be po·pu·lar

Turkish pronunciation

bi päpyılır

Pronunciation

/bē ˈpäpyələr/ /biː ˈpɑːpjəlɜr/

Etymology

[ 'bE ] (verb.) before 12th century. Middle English, from Old English bEon; akin to Old High German bim am, Latin fui I have been, futurus about to be, fieri to become, be done, Greek phynai to be born, be by nature, phyein to produce.