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      people
      noun
      (countable, collective) Persons forming or belonging to a particular group, such as a nation, class, ethnic group, country, family, etc.
      People in general, humans, by extension sentient beings real or fictional.
      The mass of a community as distinguished from a special class (elite); the commonalty; the populace; the vulgar; the common crowd; the citizens.
      A group of persons regarded as being servants, followers, companions or subjects of a ruler or leader.
      One's colleagues or employees.
      A person's ancestors, relatives or family.
      verb
      (transitive) To stock with people or inhabitants; to fill as with people; to populate.
      (transitive) To inhabit; to occupy; to populate.
      (intransitive) To become populous or populated.
      (rare, informal, chiefly in the negative) To interact with people; to socialize.
      Roots
      populuspeopl- · Latin · people
      Synonyms for people
      massesnpersonsncitizenrynfolksnmultitudenpopulacenmenneveryonencommonaltyninhabitantsneverybodyn
      Words related to people
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