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popular

/ˈpɒpjələ/PO-pyuh-lur
/ˈpɑpjəlɚ/PAH-pyuh-lur

Meaningof the people

Common meaning: liked by many

Journey through time

  1. Latinpopularissource
  2. Frenchpopulaire‘popular’source
  3. Englishpopular‘liked by many’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin popularis ‘of the people’.

Roots

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