popular discourse

collocation in English

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popular
adjective
uk
/ˈpɒp.jə.lər/us
/ˈpɑː.pjə.lɚ/
liked, enjoyed, or supported by ...
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discourse
noun
uk
/ˈdɪs.kɔːs/us
/ˈdɪs.kɔːrs/
languagespecialized
the use of language to communicate in speech or writing, or an example ...
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(Definition ofpopularanddiscoursefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofpopular discourse

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Inpopulardiscourseabout terminal illness, of course, hope and life are of ten equated.
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In both biogerontological andpopulardiscourseabout old age, metaphors of the body are employed.
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Inpopulardiscourse, the term "economic" sometimes takes an expansive meaning; however, it is used here in a more focused way.
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I consider the songs to be discussed as literary contributions topopulardiscourseon love, trying out various positions represented in the debate.
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Pratt's work was no doubt instrumental in bringing belladonna back intopopulardiscourseand perhaps for its finally being deemed worthy of inclusion in late-nineteenth-century language of flower lists.
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In the early nineteenth century, bibliomania was used inpopulardiscourse(such as in periodical essays and poems) to describe obsessive book collectors.
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The feminist argument follows that the systematic subversion of private or subjective information excludes women's voices from thepopulardiscourse.
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Greek letter organization tends to be used in formal contexts, but rarely inpopulardiscourse.
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He views this expert-based filtering process as beneficial, improving the quality ofpopulardiscourse, and argues that it is being circumvented.
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Although changes of quantum state occur on the submicroscopic level, inpopulardiscourse, the term quantum leap refers to a large increase.
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Others have reiterated this concern, arguing hip hop's content is no more misogynistic than other forms ofpopulardiscourse.
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As the dominant paradigm of social coexistence, convivncia is the frequent subject of political, scholarly, media andpopulardiscourse.
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