popular

Definition

Common among the general public; generally accepted.

Etymology

From Middle English populer, from Old French populaire and Latin populāris, from populus (“people”) + -āris (“-ar”).

Example Sentences

• "Contrary to popular misconception, MacArthur Park is not the worst song ever written."
• "Recent evidence demonstrates that caffeine addiction is becoming popular worldwide."
• "At the coming of Calvin thither, the form of their civil regiment was popular, as it continueth at this day: neither king, nor duke, nor nobleman of any authority or power over them, but officers chosen by the people out of themselves, to order all things with public consent."