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popularly

/ˈpɒpjələli/PAH-pyuh-lur-lee
/ˈpɑpjəlɚli/PAH-pyuh-lur-lee

Meaningin a popular way

Common meaning: by most people

Other meanings: generally

Journey through time

  1. Latinpopularissource
  2. Frenchpopulaire‘popular’source
  3. Englishpopular‘liked by many’
  4. Englishformed in English from popularpopularly‘by most people’ · 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: Formed in English from popular + -ly.

Dictionary: Skeat (1898), POPULAR, p.456 · scan

Source words

  • popularis Latin · source word “of the people”

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