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- [pee-puh l]
- /ˈpi pəl/
- /ˈpiːp.l̩.ɪŋ/
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- [pee-puh l]
- /ˈpi pəl/
Definitions of peopling word
- noun plural peopling persons indefinitely or collectively; persons in general: to find it easy to talk to people; What will people think? 1
- noun plural peopling persons, whether men, women, or children, considered as numerable individuals forming a group: Twenty people volunteered to help. 1
- noun plural peopling human beings, as distinguished from animals or other beings. 1
- noun plural peopling the entire body of persons who constitute a community, tribe, nation, or other group by virtue of a common culture, history, religion, or the like: the people of Australia; the Jewish people. 1
- noun plural peopling the persons of any particular group, company, or number (sometimes used in combination): the people of a parish; educated people; salespeople. 1
- noun plural peopling the ordinary persons, as distinguished from those who have wealth, rank, influence, etc.: a man of the people. 1
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Origin of peopling
First appearance:
before 1225 One of the 9% oldest English words
1225-75; Middle English peple < Anglo-French poeple, Old French pueple < Latin populus. See popular
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Parts of speech for Peopling
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adjective
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
peopling popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
peopling usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for peopling
noun peopling
- colonization — to establish a colony in; settle: England colonized Australia.
- colonisation — Alternative spelling of colonization.
- expanding — Present participle of expand.
verb peopling
- nest — a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
Antonyms for peopling
verb peopling
- idle — not working or active; unemployed; doing nothing: idle workers.
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