popularly

«popularly» in Mova's school dictionary: by most ordinary people, or in the way many people say… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adverb

meaning for a pupil

1) Popularly means by most ordinary people, or in the way many people say it: "popularly called" means the everyday name. tree →

2) It can also mean by the votes or choice of the people, as in "popularly elected". tree →

sense in the lessons

In history and science texts "popularly known as" introduces a nickname or common name (Sirius is popularly called the Dog Star). In citizenship lessons "popularly elected" means chosen by voters. The word warns that the common belief may differ from the exact truth: "popularly believed" can mean a myth.

examples

• The plant is popularly known as the sunflower. tree →
• Elizabeth I was popularly called "Good Queen Bess". tree →
• It is popularly believed that goldfish forget everything in three seconds, but that is not true. tree →
• The mayor is popularly elected by the people of the city. tree →
• The game is popularly called "tag" in the USA and "tig" in parts of the UK. tree →
• The planet Venus is popularly called the Morning Star. tree →
• Big Ben is popularly used as the name of the whole clock tower. tree →
• The work was finished in 1671, and is still popularly known as Perrault's Colonnade. tree →

note

Spelling: popular + ly = popularly (just add -ly). "Popularly believed" does not mean true — check the facts. Formal-sounding; in speech people say "most people call it".

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «popularly» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.