First Known Use: 1533
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1plebeian
noun ple·be·ian \pli-ˈbē-ən\
: a member of the common people of ancient Rome
: a common person
Full Definition of PLEBEIAN
1
: a member of the Roman plebs
2
: one of the common people
— ple·be·ian·ism \-ə-ˌni-zəm\ noun
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Origin of PLEBEIAN
Latin plebeius of the common people, from plebs common people
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2plebeian
adjective
Definition of PLEBEIAN
1
: of or relating to plebeians
First Known Use of PLEBEIAN
1566
Related to PLEBEIAN
- Synonyms
- baseborn, common, humble, inferior, low, lowborn, lower-class, low-life, lowly, lumpen, mean, ignoble, prole, proletarian, unwashed, vulgar
- Antonyms
- aristocratic, blue-blooded, genteel, gentle, grand, great, high, highborn, highbred, lofty, noble, partrician, upper-class, upper-crust, wellborn
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