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The definition of popular is widely liked or well known.

(adjective)

An example of something popular is cookie dough ice cream.

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See popular in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

of or carried on by the common people or all the people: popular government
appealing to or intended for the general public: popular music
within the means of the ordinary person: popular prices
accepted among people in general; common; prevalent: a popular notion
liked by very many or most people: a popular actor
very well liked by one's friends and acquaintances

Origin: L popularis < populus, people

Related Forms:

popularly adverb

See popular in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Widely liked or appreciated: a popular resort.
Liked by acquaintances; sought after for company: “Beware of over-great pleasure in being popular or even beloved” (Margaret Fuller).
Of, representing, or carried on by the people at large: the popular vote.
Fit for, adapted to, or reflecting the taste of the people at large: popular entertainment; popular science.
Accepted by or prevalent among the people in general: a popular misunderstanding of the issue.
Suited to or within the means of ordinary people: popular prices.
Originating among the people: popular legend.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English populer, commonly known

Origin: , from Old French populeir, of the people

Origin: , from Latin populāris

Origin: , from populus, the people

Origin: , of Etruscan origin

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Related Forms:

popˈu·lar·ly adverb

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