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populous |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Populous \Pop"u*lous\, a. [L. populosus, fr populus people: cf F. populeux.] 1. Abounding in people; full of inhabitants; containing many inhabitants in proportion to the extent of the country. Heaven, yet populous, retains Number sufficient to possess her realms. --Milton. 2. Popular; famous. [Obs.] --J. Webster. 3. Common; vulgar. [Obs.] --Arden of Feversham 4. Numerous; in large number. [Obs.] ``The dust . . . raised by your populous troops.'' --Shak. -- {Pop"u*lous*ly}, adv -- {Pop"u*lous*ness}, n. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: populous adj : densely populated [syn: {thickly settled}]
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