Definition of populace

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pop·u·lace    (ppy-ls) KEY  

NOUN:

1. The general public; the masses.
2. A population.

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ETYMOLOGY:
French, from Italian popolaccio, rabble, from popolo, the people, from Latin populus ; see popular

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