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Translation

popular

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Word origin

From Latin popularis, belonging to the people, built on populus. Esperanto has the same root twice over: popolo came in through the noun, populara through the Latin adjective, and the two are relatives rather than a derivation.

Origin
Latin
Root
popularis
English cognates
popular, population, people

Examples

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That music is very popular among young people.

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The book became popular in many countries.

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He wrote a popular history of the sea.

means widely liked, and means of the people - a distinction English blurs when it says popular song for both. is a folk song; is a hit. The noun is o, and to make something popular is i.

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This word is taught in chapter 17, lesson 7: populara, humoro, sezono and 7 more words.