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Popular \Pop"u*lar\, a. [L. popularis, fr. populus people: cf.
F. populaire. See {People}.]
1. Of or pertaining to the common people, or to the whole
body of the people, as distinguished from a select
portion; as, the popular voice; popular elections.
"Popular states." --Bacon. "So the popular vote inclines."
--Milton.
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The men commonly held in popular estimation are
greatest at a distance. --J. H.
Newman.
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2. Suitable to common people; easy to be comprehended; not
abstruse; familiar; plain.
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Homilies are plain popular instructions. --Hooker.
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3. Adapted to the means of the common people; possessed or
obtainable by the many; hence, cheap; common; ordinary;
inferior; as, popular prices; popular amusements.
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The smallest figs, called popular figs, . . . are,
of all others, the basest and of least account.
--Holland.
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4. Beloved or approved by the people; pleasing to people in
general, or to many people; as, a popular preacher; a
popular law; a popular administration.
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5. Devoted to the common people; studious of the favor of the
populace. [R.]
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Such popular humanity is treason. --Addison.
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6. Prevailing among the people; epidemic; as, a popular
disease. [Obs.] --Johnson.
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{Popular action} (Law), an action in which any person may sue
for penalty imposed by statute. --Blackstone.
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