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pop·u·lar
\\ˈpä-pyə-lər\\ adjective1. of or relating to the general public
2. suitable to the majority: as
  a. adapted to or indicative of the understanding and taste of the majority
      a popular history of the war
  b. suited to the means of the majority :

inexpensive

      sold at popular prices
3. frequently encountered or widely accepted
    a popular misconception
4. commonly liked or approved
    a very popular girl
Synonyms: see
• pop·u·lar·ly adverb

popular
  1490, "public," from L. popularis "belonging to the people," from populus "people." Meaning "well-liked, admired by the people" is attested from 1608. Popularity "fact or condition of being beloved by the people" is first recorded 1601; popularity contest is from 1941. Popular Front "coalition of Communists, Socialists, and radicals" is from 1936. Popularize "to make a complex topic intelligible to the people" is from 1833.

☞ popular
popu·lar / 5pCpjElE(r); NAmE 5pB:p- / adjective1. ~ (with sb) liked or enjoyed by a large number of people
   受喜爱的；受欢迎的；当红的:
   a hugely / immensely popular singer
   一个十分/非常受欢迎的歌手
   This is one of our most popular designs.
   这是我们最受欢迎的设计之一。
   Skiing has become very popular recently.
   滑雪运动最近盛行起来。
   These policies are unlikely to prove popular with middle-class voters.
   这些政策不大可能博得中产阶级选民的欢心。
   I'm not very popular with my parents (= they are annoyed with me) at the moment.
   眼下爸妈对我都很不高兴。
  (ironic) 'Our dog got into the neighbour's garden again!' 'You'll be popular.'
   "我们的狗又钻进邻家的花园了！" "你要有好受的了。"
   OPP 

unpopular

2. [only before noun] (sometimes disapproving) suited to the taste and knowledge of ordinary people
   通俗的；大众化的:
    popular music / culture / fiction
   流行音乐/文化/小说
   the popular press
   通俗报刊
3. [only before noun] (of ideas, beliefs and opinions 概念、信仰、意见) shared by a large number of people
   普遍的；大众的；流行的:
   a popular misconception
   民众的错误观念
    Contrary to popular belief, women cause fewer road accidents than men.
   与普遍的看法相反,妇女交通肇事比男人少。
    Popular opinion was divided on the issue.
   在这个议题上,民众意见有分歧。
   By popular demand, the tour has been extended by two weeks.
   应大家要求,这次旅游延长了两周。
4. [only before noun] connected with the ordinary people of a country
   民众的；百姓的:
   The party still has widespread popular support.
   这个政党仍得到民众的广泛支持。

popular adj.

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pop·u·lar
I. \-lə(r)\ adjective
Etymology: Latin popularis of the people, from populus the people (probably of Etruscan origin) + -aris -ar
1. : relevant to any of the people
 < popular action at law >
2.
 a. : of or relating to the general public : constituted or carried on by the people
  < its few noble horsemen … even in those days did not like popular rebellions — Tom Wintringham >
  < in times of popular panic … freedom of speech becomes important — Zechariah Chafee >
 b.
  (1) : of, relating to, or by the people (as of a nation or state) as a whole as distinguished from a specific class or group
   < choosing the president by popular suffrage rather than by majority vote of the assembly — Current Biography >
   < popular government >
  (2) : of, favoring, or involving participation by the common people as distinguished from a specific class or group
   < the popular party in provincial elections >
   < a truly popular revolution >
  (3) : based upon or alleged to be based upon the will of the people : involving or held to involve participation by all or the great majority of the people
   < the Roman constitution … was popular in form — J.A.Froude >
   < communist popular democracies >
  (4) : representing and usually chosen by vote of the common people as distinguished from a specific class or group
   < the House of Commons, not the House of Lords, is the popular branch of the British parliament >
   < electing truly popular representatives — Hindustan Times >
   < a popular assembly >
3.
 a. obsolete : being of low birth :
 b. archaic : having low tastes
4.
 a. : adapted to or indicative of the understanding and taste of the majority : easy to comprehend : not abstruse, complicated, or profound : requiring no specialized knowledge or training to appreciate
  < publishes excellent popular and technical bulletins — American Guide Series: New York City >
  < drama … took on a more popular form, being frequently enacted outside the churches — O.Elfrida Saunders >
  < the difficulty of writing popular science — T.H.Savory >
 b. : suited to the financial means of the majority of people : moderate in cost :
  < there was room for a weekly journal at a popular price — John Buchan >
  < charcoal, a popular fuel for cooking — American Guide Series: Florida >
5. : marked by attempts to gain general goodwill or to curry favor at large
 < the hypocritical popular first acts of the usurper >
6. obsolete : thickly inhabited : ,
7.
 a. : having wide or general currency especially among the rank and file : , : frequently encountered or widely accepted
  < a popular instead of an accurate and legal conception — O.W.Holmes †1935 >
  < the use of … homespun medicines declines, but some of the more popular are still used — American Guide Series: Arkansas >
  < the popular conviction that there is a poetic vision of things — Samuel Alexander >
 b. : well liked or admired by a particular group or circle
  < campsites … are popular with deer hunters and trout fishermen — American Guide Series: Nevada >
8. : commonly liked or found pleasant or praiseworthy : approved : given general praise, enthusiasm, liking, or support
 < the lucidity and brevity that make a first-class popular orator — Times Literary Supplement >
 < book hotel reservations well in advance at all the most popular places — Richard Joseph >
 < triumphantly popular without the slightest effort on his own part — Elinor Wylie >
9. : originating among or composed or transmitted by the people, especially by the unlettered
 < for in all times and places, there have been popular arts of song, dance, storytelling — John Dewey >
Synonyms: see
II. noun
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archaic : VI 1