people

ˈpē-pəl 2 syllables common

  1. noun.human beings, persons: such as

    • believes that people are basically good
    • things people say

  2. noun.human beings as a group

    • young people
    • met all sorts of people on the trip

  3. noun.people who form a segment of humanity usually sharing a common characteristic —often used in combination

    • People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.
    • the people next door

  4. verb.to supply or fill with people

  5. verb.to dwell in: inhabit

Source

Origin

Middle English peple, poeple, people, borrowed from Anglo-French pople, poeple, people (continental Old French pople, pueple), going back to Latin populus "a human community, people, nation, the people (transcending the individuals composing it), the general public," going back to Italic *poplo- (whence also Umbrian poplom), of uncertain origin.

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