| gen. |
popularly believed (If something is popularly believed or supposed to be the case, most people believe or suppose it to be the case, although it may not be true. * Schizophrenia is not a "split mind" as is popularly believed. CCALD. popularly believed/thought/called etc: Vitamin C is popularly believed to prevent colds. The traditional ghost appears in a hazy white form, popularly believed to be ectoplasm. LDOCE. it was popularly believed that every strange old woman was a witch. ОТ Alexander Demidov) |
