people /pฤ“โ€ฒpษ™l/

1. Humans considered as a group or in indefinite numbers. Often treated as a plural of person, especially in compounds.

Example: People were dancing in the street.
Example: I met all sorts of people.
Example: This book is not intended for laypeople.

2. The mass of ordinary persons; the populace.

3. A body of persons living in the same country under one national government; a nationality.

Source: The American Heritageยฎ Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.


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