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pop·u·lar  (ppy-lr)
adj.
1. Widely liked or appreciated: a popular resort.
2. Liked by acquaintances; sought after for company: "Beware of over-great pleasure in being popular or even beloved" (Margaret Fuller).
3. Of, representing, or carried on by the people at large: the popular vote.
4. Fit for, adapted to, or reflecting the taste of the people at large: popular entertainment; popular science.
5. Accepted by or prevalent among the people in general: a popular misunderstanding of the issue.
6. Suited to or within the means of ordinary people: popular prices.
7. Originating among the people: popular legend.
[Middle English populer, commonly known, from Old French populeir, of the people, from Latin populris, from populus, the people, of Etruscan origin.]
popu·lar·ly adv.
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Adv.1.popularly - among the people; "this topic was popularly discussed"
popularly
adverb generally, commonly, widely, usually, regularly, universally, traditionally, ordinarily, conventionally, customarily
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popularly [ˈpɔpjuləlɪ] popular adv (= commonly) → allgemein


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To Homer were popularly ascribed certain burlesque poems in which Aristotle ("Poetics" iv) saw the germ of comedy.
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Hence she obtained her crest, which is popularly said to be her father's grave-hillock.
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" Finally the gorgeous jewel of the order, gleaming upon the breast of every member, suggested "your Badgesty," which was adopted, and the order became popularly known as the Kings of Catarrh.
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