Popularly
['pɒpjələlɪ] or ['pɑpjəlɚli]
Definition
(adv.) among the people; 'this topic was popularly discussed'.
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Definition
(adv.) In a popular manner; so as to be generally favored or accepted by the people; commonly; currently; as, the story was popularity reported.
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Examples
- They were popularly supposed to inhabit the lesser moon, from which they descended upon Barsoom at long intervals. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- For years his name was branded on every Bell telephone set, and his patents were a mainstay of what has been popularly called the Bell monopoly. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- A visual image, or mental picture, is popularly taken as characteristic of the imaginative process. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- This phenomenon is popularly described as the old moon in the new moon’s arms. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- The names of the great Arab astronomers and mathematicians are not popularly known to us; their influence is greater than their fame. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- This vocal exercise usually conquered Meg, but John sat as unmoved as the post which is popularly believed to be deaf. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- Laws, vice-president and actual presiding officer of the Gold Exchange, devised and introduced what was popularly known as the gold indicator. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Colt is popularly credited with having invented this, but it is really a very old principle. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- Bicarbonate of soda is practically the sole ingredient of the soda mints popularly sold for indigestion. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- On the 24th of March, 1802, Trevithick and Vivian obtained British patent No. 2,599 for their steam carriage, and a second one was built in 1803 which was popularly known as Capt. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- It seems fitting that Sir Humphry Davy should be popularly remembered for his invention of the miner's safety-lamp. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- The extreme southern end of Manhattan Island is both popularly and officially known as Battery Park because it was fortified in the seventeenth century for the protection of the town. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
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