popular

popular
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1) ADJ-GRADED Something that is popular is enjoyed or liked by a lot of people.

This is the most popular ball game ever devised...

Chocolate sauce is always popular with youngsters.

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popularity [[t]pɒ̱pjʊlæ̱rɪti[/t]] N-UNCOUNT oft with poss

...the growing popularity of Australian wines among consumers...

Walking and golf increased in popularity during the 1980s.

2) ADJ-GRADED Someone who is popular is liked by most people, or by most people in a particular group.

He remained the most popular politician in France...

He was not only talented but immensely popular with his colleagues.

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popularity N-UNCOUNT oft with poss

It is his popularity with ordinary people that sets him apart.

3) ADJ: ADJ n Popular newspapers, television programmes, or forms of art are aimed at ordinary people and not at experts or intellectuals.

Once again the popular press in Britain has been rife with stories about their marriage.

...one of the classics of modern popular music.

...the popular culture of his native Mexico.

4) ADJ: usu ADJ n Popular ideas, feelings, or attitudes are approved of or held by most people.

Contrary to popular belief, the oil companies can't control the price of crude...

The military government has been unable to win popular support...

Popular anger has been expressed in demonstrations.

Derived words:
popularity N-UNCOUNT

Over time, though, Watson's views gained in popularity.

5) ADJ: ADJ n Popular is used to describe political activities which involve the ordinary people of a country, and not just members of political parties.

The late President Ferdinand Marcos was overthrown by a popular uprising in 1986.


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