wide popularity

collocation in English

meaningsofwideandpopularity

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wide
adjective
uk
/waɪd/us
/waɪd/
having a larger distance from one side to the other than is usual or expected, especially in comparison with the length of something; ...
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popularity
noun[U]
uk
/ˌpɒp.jəˈlær.ə.ti/us
/ˌpɑː.pjəˈler.ə.t̬i/
the fact that something or someone is liked, enjoyed, or supported by ...
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(Definition ofwideandpopularityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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While these keyboards did not achievewidepopularity, they did offer a way of playing music in meantone temperament in all keys.
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He composed prolifically, and an organ primer of his enjoyedwidepopularity.
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He enjoyedwidepopularityin that post, and remained mayor for the next 31 years, stepping down in 1966.
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The collection has garneredwidepopularityamong socialites, celebrities, fashionistas and those seeking for young, trendy and stylish apparels.
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They have achievedwidepopularityand, in certain areas, have brought down the local burglary rate.
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It was a course which would have earned immediately for himwidepopularity, but he would have lost that great respect and great confidence which we others have in him.
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The music of the series has been very highly regarded and enjoyedwidepopularity.
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Both works showed little originality of thought; they achievedwidepopularityat the time of their publication, but have long been superseded.
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She gainedwidepopularityin mass media after winning the competition.
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This added with the rise of dubstep and electro-house, schranz is not only difficult and rare to find, it is losingwidepopularity.
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The manual obtained awidepopularityand passed through over two hundred editions before 1776.
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His poems, dramatic and lyric, are collected in 7 volumes, and enjoy awidepopularityin his country.
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Reinagle was a very able violoncellist, and enjoyed awidepopularity.
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During his lifetime his works failed to gainwidepopularity.
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The phenomenon of heavy reactivity receivedwidepopularity.
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The symphony has wonwidepopularityfor its deep spirituality.
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Since its development this tool has gainedwidepopularityin numerous research laboratories, and numerous reviews are available in the scientific literature.
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The song took on a brief life of its own gainingwidepopularityamong the unregenerate during the 1920s.
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Boombox type players were also popular but eight-track player/recorders failed to gainwidepopularityand few manufacturers offered them.
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