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popular
What does popular mean?
popular (adjective): liked by many people; generally pleasing, widely admired.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you pronounce popular?
/ˈpɑpjəlɚ/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does popular come from?
Inherited from Middle English populer, borrowed from Old French populaire, or borrowed from Latin populāris.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “popular” mean?
being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish
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connected to or depending on something else; comparative
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liked by many people; generally pleasing, widely admired
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easily discovered, seen, or understood; self-explanatory
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