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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Antonyms 1.3.2 Derived terms 1.3.3 Translations 1.4 References 2 Romanian 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Pronunciation 2.3 Adjective 2.3.1 Declension 3 Spanish 3.1 Adjective 3.1.1 Related terms

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[edit] Etymology

Latin popularis, from populus (“‘people’”): compare French populaire. See people

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• IPA: /ˈpɑpjulɝ/ (GA)
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popular (comparative more popular, superlative most popular)

1. 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 states - Francis Bacon

   So the popular vote inclines. - John Milton

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

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

   Homilies are plain popular instructions. - Richard Hooker

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

   The smallest figs, called popular figs, . . . are, of all others, the basest and of least account. - Holland?.

4. 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.
5. (rare) Devoted to the common people; studious of the favor of the populace.

   Such popular humanity is treason. - Joseph Addison

6. (obsolete) Prevailing among the people; epidemic; as, a popular disease. - Samuel Johnson

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• anonymous
• unpopular

[edit] Derived terms

• pop; pop art
• Popular action, (Law): an action in which any person may sue for penalty imposed by statute. - w:William Blackstone

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[edit] References

• popular in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

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[edit] Romanian

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French populaire

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• IPA: [po.pu'lar]

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popular ^{4 nom/acc forms}

1. popular (of the people)
2. popular (well-liked)

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[edit] Spanish

[edit] Adjective

popular m. and f. (plural populares)

1. popular

[edit] Related terms

• populismo
• populista