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   The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition.  2000.
 
plebeian
 
SYLLABICATION:ple·be·ian
PRONUNCIATION:  pl-bn
ADJECTIVE:1. Of or relating to the common people of ancient Rome: a plebeian magistrate. 2. Of, belonging to, or characteristic of commoners. 3. Unrefined or coarse in nature or manner; common or vulgar: plebeian tastes.
NOUN:1. One of the common people of ancient Rome. 2. A member of the lower classes. 3. A vulgar or coarse person.
ETYMOLOGY:From Latin plbius, from plbs, plb-, the common people. See pel-1 in Appendix I.
OTHER FORMS:ple·beian·ismNOUN
ple·beian·lyADVERB
 
 
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