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1. Liked or admired by many people or by a particular person or group.
these cheeses are very popular in Europe
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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
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3. (of a belief or attitude) held by the majority of the general public.
Agricola disregarded many of the popular beliefs about minerals and fossils.
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4. (of political activity) carried on by the people as a whole rather than restricted to politicians or political parties.
This remains an extremely controversial subject in popular Italian politics.
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1. 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.
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