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semipopular

adj

Etymology

From semi- + popular.

  1. derived from populāris
  2. derived from populaire
  3. inherited from populer
  4. prefixed as semipopular — “semi + popular”

Definitions

  1. Somewhat popular

    Somewhat popular; verging towards the popular.

    • Each lecture is about thirty pages in length and is written in semipopular style.
    • Popular music, most hymns, semipopular music, and most folk music lack subtlety. The melodies are obvious and easily comprehended.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for semipopular. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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