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means The state of being widely liked, approved of, or in demand, especially by a large number of people at once.

from Traces back to Latin popularis, meaning 'belonging to the people,' from populus ('people' — the same root that gives us 'population' and 'public'). It entered English via French in the 15th century, originally carrying political overtones — a 'popular' cause was one the common people backed, not necessarily one the elite respected. The slide toward its modern sense, mere wide likability, came later, as the word drifted from describing political power to describing social currency.