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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.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Popular — may refer to: *an adjective referring to any people or population *Social status, the quality of being well liked *The mainstream, the quality of being common, well received, in demand **Popular culture, popular fiction, popular music *Populace,… … Wikipedia
popular — adjective Etymology: Latin popularis, from populus the people, a people Date: 1548 1. 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… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Popular music — Popular songs redirects here. For the album by Yo La Tengo, see Popular Songs. Popular song redirects here. For songs called Popular , see Popular (song). This article is about popular music of various genres. For the pop music genre, see Pop… … Wikipedia
Popular sovereignty — or the sovereignty of the people is the political principle that the legitimacy of the state is created and sustained by the will or consent of its people, who are the source of all political power. It is closely associated with Republicanism and … Wikipedia
Popular Electronics — was a magazine started by Ziff Davis Publishing in October 1954 for hobbyist and experimenters in electronics. It soon became the World s Largest Selling Electronics Magazine . The circulation was 240,151 in April 1957 and 400,000 by 1963. [The… … Wikipedia
Popular culture studies — is the academic discipline studying popular culture. It is generally considered as a combination of communication studies and cultural studies. Following the social upheavals of the 1960s, popular culture has come to be taken more seriously as a… … Wikipedia
Popular (TV series) — Popular Intertitle Format Comedy drama Created by Ryan Murphy Gina Matthews … Wikipedia
Popular science — Popular science, sometimes called literature of science, is interpretation of science intended for a general audience. While science journalism focuses on recent scientific developments, popular science is broad ranging, often written by… … Wikipedia
Popular action — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Popular Alm — was an Australian race horse. He set a world record for a mile time trial at Moonee Valley on 13 May 1983, running 1:53.2.All told, Popular Alm raced 62 times over seven seasons for 49 wins, seven seconds and three thirds for stake earnings of… … Wikipedia
