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pop·u·lar·i·ty
\ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈlarəd.ē, -rətē, -i also -ler-\ noun
(-es)
Etymology: popular (I) + -ity
1. obsolete : democracy as a principle or a form of government
2. [Latin popularitat-, popularitas, from popularis popular + -itat-, -itas -ity] : the act or means of currying favor with the populace
< the fixed professional popularity of a hotelkeeper's wife — Saturday Review >
3. : the quality or state of being popular : the manifest approval or esteem of many persons or of people in general
< his gift of friendship and charm soon won him … affection and popularity — F.J.Mather >
4. [obsolete French popularité, from Late Latin popularitat-, popularitas, from Latin popularis of the people + -itat- -itas -ity — more at popular] archaic : populace |