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hoi polloi definition

hoi pol·loi (ho̵i′pə lo̵i′)

the common people; the masses: usually patronizing or contemptuous: sometimes preceded by the

Etymology: Gr, lit., the many

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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