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Plebeian
Pronunciation : Ple*be"ian
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [L. plebeius, from plebs, plebis, the common people: cf. F. pl?b?ien.]
Definition : 1. Of or pertaining to the Roman plebs, or common people.
2. Of or pertaining to the common people; vulgar; common; as, plebeian sports; a plebeian throng.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Ple*be"ian
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : 1. One of the plebs, or common people of ancient Rome, in distinction from patrician.
2. One of the common people, or lower rank of men.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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