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   popular

   /ˈpɒpjʊlə/

   adjective

   • 1. liked or admired by many people or by a particular person or group: "she was one of the most popular girls in the school" Similar well likedlikedfavouredin favourwell receivedapprovedadmiredacceptedwelcomesought-afterin demanddesiredwantedcommercialmarketablesaleablefashionablein fashionin voguevoguishall the ragehotinformal:incoolbiginformal, dated:all the goOpposite unpopular
   • 2. (of cultural activities or products) intended for or suited to the taste, understanding, or means of the general public rather than specialists or intellectuals: "editorials accusing the government of wanting to gag the popular press" Similar non-specialistnon-technicalnon-professionalamateurlaylay person'sgeneralmiddle-of-the-roadkitchen tableaccessibleapproachablesimplifiedplainsimpleeasystraightforwardunderstandablereadily understoodeasy to understandintelligiblemass-marketmiddlebrowlowbrowpopblandcheapOpposite highbrow
   • ▪ (of a belief or attitude) held by the majority of the general public: "many adult cats, contrary to popular opinion, dislike milk" Similar widespreadgeneralcommoncurrentprevalentprevailingcustomaryuniversalstandardstocksharedin circulationrifeordinaryusualacceptedestablishedacknowledgedrecognizedconventionalorthodoxconformist
   • 3. (of political activity) carried on by the people as a whole rather than restricted to politicians or political parties: "a popular revolt against colonial rule" Similar massgeneralcommunalcollectivesocialsocietalcollaborativegroupcivilpubliccivicdemocraticrepresentative

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘prevalent among the general public’): from Latin popularis, from populus ‘people’. Sense 1 dates from the early 17th century.

   Derivatives

   • 1. popularism noun

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   Some common synonyms of popular are common, familiar, ordinary, plain, and vulgar. While all these words mean "generally met with and not in any way special, strange, or unusual," popular applies to what is accepted by or prevalent among people in general sometimes in contrast to upper classes or special groups.

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