Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - hoi polloi
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Hoi polloi
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n. (often prec. by the : see note below) 1 the masses; the common people. 2 the majority. Usage Use with the is strictly unnecessary, since hoi = 'the', but this construction is very common. Etymology: Gk, = the many ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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If someone refers to the hoi polloi, they are referring in a humorous or rather rude way to ordinary people, in contrast to rich, well-educated, or upper-class people. Monstrously inflated costs are designed to keep the hoi polloi at bay. N-PLURAL ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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- Gk. hoi polloi (pl.) "the people," lit. "the many." Used in Gk. by Dryden (1668) and Byron (1822), both preceeded by the, even though Gk. hoi means "the," a mistake repeated often by subsequent writers, who at least have the excuse of ignorance of Gk. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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