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λαϊκός

Pronunciation: /la.iˈkos/

“λαϊκός” is a Greek word. Its 7 meanings in English:

adjective

  1. popular, people's (people’s) (relating to the people)
  2. folk (customs, dance, etc.)
  3. lay, secular (not ecclesiastical, nonclergy)
  4. working class, lower class
  5. vulgar, cheap (goods, clothing, etc.)
  6. colloquial, common (words, language)

noun

  1. layman

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek λᾱϊκός (lāïkós, “of the people”), from λᾱός (lāós, “crowd, people”).

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