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popular
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin popul?ris, from populus (“people”) + -?ris (“-ar”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?p?pj?l?/
- (US) IPA(key): /?p?pj?l??/
Adjective
popular (comparative more popular, superlative most popular)
- Common among the general public; generally accepted. [from 15th c.]
- 2007, Joe Queenan, The Guardian, 23 Aug 2007:
- Contrary to popular misconception, MacArthur Park is not the worst song ever written.
- 2007, Joe Queenan, The Guardian, 23 Aug 2007:
- (law) Concerning the people; public. [from 15th c.]
- Pertaining to or deriving from the people or general public. [from 16th c.]
- 1594, Richard Hooker, Preface:
- At the coming of Calvin thither, the form of their civil regiment was popular, as it continueth at this day: neither king, nor duke, nor nobleman of any authority or power over them, but officers chosen by the people out of themselves, to order all things with public consent.
- 2009, Diarmaid MacCulloch, A History of Christianity, Penguin 2010, page 645:
- Luther in popular memory had become a saint, his picture capable of saving houses from burning down, if it was fixed to the parlour wall.
- 2009, Graham Smith, The Guardian, letter, 27 May 2009:
- Jonathan Freedland brilliantly articulates the size and nature of the challenge and we must take his lead in setting out a radical agenda for a new republic based on the principle of popular sovereignty.
- 1594, Richard Hooker, Preface:
- (obsolete) Of low birth, not noble; vulgar, plebian. [16th-17th c.]
- Aimed at ordinary people, as opposed to specialists etc.; intended for general consumption. [from 16th c.]
- 2009, ‘Meltdown’, The Economist, 8 Apr 2009:
- As a work of popular science it is exemplary: the focus may be the numbers, but most of the mathematical legwork is confined to the appendices and the accompanying commentary is amusing and witty, as well as informed.
- 2009, ‘Meltdown’, The Economist, 8 Apr 2009:
- (obsolete) Cultivating the favour of the common people. [16th-18th c.]
- 1712, Joseph Addison, Cato, A Tragedy
- Such popular humanity is treason.
- 1712, Joseph Addison, Cato, A Tragedy
- Liked by many people; generally pleasing, widely admired. [from 17th c.]
- 2011, The Observer, 2 Oct.:
- They might have split 24 years ago, but the Smiths remain as popular as ever, and not just among those who remember them first time around.
- 2011, The Observer, 2 Oct.:
- Adapted to the means of the common people; cheap. [from 19th c.]
Antonyms
- anonymous
- unpopular
Derived terms
Translations
Noun
popular (plural populars)
- A person who is popular, especially at a school.
- 2002, Stephen Tropiano, The Prime Time Closet: A History of Gays and Lesbians on TV, Hal Leonard Corporation (?ISBN):
- To pass time, Nicole (Tammy Lynn Michaels), the most vicious of the populars, decides they should play a little game. Earlier that day, in their feminist studies class, the women were discussing Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter, a novel ...
- 2002, Stephen Tropiano, The Prime Time Closet: A History of Gays and Lesbians on TV, Hal Leonard Corporation (?ISBN):
- (chiefly in the plural) An inexpensive newspaper with wide circulation.
- 1983, Jeremy Tunstall, The Media in Britain, Columbia University Press (?ISBN), page 75:
- Serious newspapers boomed; the populars became tabloid supplements to television, with the television schedules and related features increasingly the core of the newspaper.
- 1983, Jeremy Tunstall, The Media in Britain, Columbia University Press (?ISBN), page 75:
- A member of the Populares
- 1843, Thucydides, “The” History of the Grecian War, Translated by Thomas Hobbes, page 415:
- [...] when their ambassadors were come from Samos, and that they saw not only the populars, but also some others of their own party thought trusty before, to be now changed.
- 1843, Thucydides, “The” History of the Grecian War, Translated by Thomas Hobbes, page 415:
References
- popular at OneLook Dictionary Search
- popular in Keywords for Today: A 21st Century Vocabulary, edited by The Keywords Project, Colin MacCabe, Holly Yanacek, 2018.
- "popular" in Raymond Williams, Keywords (revised), 1983, Fontana Press, page 236.
- popular in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- popular in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin popularis.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /po.pu?la/
- (Central) IPA(key): /pu.pu?lar/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /po.pu?la?/
Adjective
popular (masculine and feminine plural populars)
- popular (of the common people)
- popular (well-known, well-liked)
Derived terms
- popularitzar
- popularment
Related terms
- poble
- popularitat
Further reading
- “popular” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Chavacano
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish popular (“popular”).
Adjective
popular
- popular
Portuguese
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Latin popul?ris.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /?po.pu.?la?/
- Hyphenation: po?pu?lar
Adjective
popular m or f (plural populares, comparable)
- popular (liked by many people)
- popular (relating to the general public)
- popular (aimed at ordinary people)
- (by extension) popular; affordable
- Synonym: barato
- (politics) democratic (involving the participation of the general public)
- Synonym: democrático
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:popular.
Related terms
- povo
Noun
popular m (plural populares)
- (formal) civilian (a person who is not working in the police or armed forces)
- Synonym: civil
Noun
popular f (plural populares)
- cheap accommodation
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /?po.pu.?la(?)/
- Hyphenation: po?pu?lar
Verb
popular (first-person singular present indicative populo, past participle populado)
- (databases) to populate (to add initial data to [a database])
- (rare) Synonym of povoar
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin popularis, French populaire.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /po.pu?lar/
Adjective
popular m or n (feminine singular popular?, masculine plural populari, feminine and neuter plural populare)
- popular (of the people)
- popular (well-liked)
Declension
Related terms
- popula
- popularitate
- populism
- populist
- popor
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin popul?ris.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /popu?la?/, [po.pu?la?]
- Hyphenation: po?pu?lar
Adjective
popular (plural populares)
- popular
- (politics, Spain) Pertaining to PP (Partido Popular), a Spanish political party
Derived terms
Related terms
- popularidad
- populismo
- populista
- pueblo
Noun
popular m or f (plural populares)
- (politics, Spain) a member or supporter of PP (Partido Popular), a Spanish political party
Further reading
- “popular” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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yedding
English
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -?d??
Etymology 1
From Middle English ?edding, ?eddynge, from Old English ?iedding, ?iddung, ?eddung (“utterance, saying, prophecy, song, poetry, poetical recitation, meter”), from ?ieddian (“to speak formally, discuss, speak with alliteration, recite, sing”), equivalent to yed +? -ing.
Noun
yedding (plural yeddings)
- (obsolete) A song, especially the song of a minstrel.
- (obsolete or historical) A popular tale or romance, or a song embodying a popular tale or romance.
- 2013, Marcelle Theibaux, The Writings of Medieval Women, 2nd Edition: An Anthology:
- By the fifteenth century a yedding is glossed as a romance.
- 2013, Marcelle Theibaux, The Writings of Medieval Women, 2nd Edition: An Anthology:
Etymology 2
From yed.
Verb
yedding
- present participle of yed
Etymology 3
From Middle English eorþing (“burial, digging”), from eorþien (“to bury, dig”), from eorþe (“earth”), equivalent to earth +? -ing. Possibly influenced by Middle English earding (“habitation, dwelling”), from eard (“dwelling, habitation”), from Old English eard (“native soil, native land, native country, country, province, region, place of residence, dwelling, home, dwelling place, estate, cultivated ground”). More at earth.
Alternative forms
- yerding, earding
Noun
yedding (plural yeddings)
- (Britain dialectal) A burrow; a mole or rabbit hole.
Anagrams
- eddying
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