popularity
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[edit] Etymology
Latin popularitas an effort to please the people
[edit] Pronunciation
- (US) IPA: /ˌpɒp.jəˈlæɹ.ɪ.ti/
- Audio (US)help, file
[edit] Noun
popularity
- The quality or state of being popular; especially, the state of being esteemed by, or of being in favor with, the people at large; good will or favor proceeding from the people; as, the popularity of a law, statesman, or a book.
[edit] Derived terms
[edit] Translations
The quality or state of being popular
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[edit] External links
- popularity in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- popularity in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
