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antipopular

pop·u·lar
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [pop-yuh-ler]
    • /ˈpɒp yə lər/
    • /ˌantɪpˈɒpjʊlə/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pop-yuh-ler]
    • /ˈpɒp yə lər/

Definitions of antipopular word

  • adjective antipopular opposed to the people or to popular cause 3
  • adjective antipopular regarded with favor, approval, or affection by people in general: a popular preacher. 1
  • adjective antipopular regarded with favor, approval, or affection by an acquaintance or acquaintances: He's not very popular with me just now. 1
  • adjective antipopular of, relating to, or representing the people, especially the common people: popular discontent. 1
  • adjective antipopular of the people as a whole, especially of all citizens of a nation or state qualified to participate in an election: popular suffrage; the popular vote; popular representation. 1
  • adjective antipopular prevailing among the people generally: a popular superstition. 1

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Origin of antipopular

First appearance:

before 1375
One of the 22% oldest English words
1375-1425; late Middle English populer < Latin populāris. See people, -ar1

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Parts of speech for Antipopular

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

antipopular popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

antipopular usage trend in Literature

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