semipopular
adjEtymology From semi- + popular.
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Somewhat popular; verging towards the popular.
- Each lecture is about thirty pages in length and is written in semipopular style.1951, The Journal of Geology:
- Popular music, most hymns, semipopular music, and most folk music lack subtlety. The melodies are obvious and easily comprehended.1959, Charles Leonhard, Robert William House, Foundations and principles of music education: