semipopular en · ADJ
Etymology
From semi- + popular.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Somewhat popular; verging towards the popular.
Popular music, most hymns, semipopular music, and most folk music lack subtlety. The melodies are obvious and easily comprehended.
1959, Charles Leonhard, Robert William House, Foundations and principles of music education:Each lecture is about thirty pages in length and is written in semipopular style.
1951, The Journal of Geology: