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plebeian (adjective)
1. Typical of someone from a low social class, rather than of someone who is from a higher social class or well educated.
3. Of, belonging to, or characteristic of commoners or those who are considered unrefined or coarse in nature or manner; common or vulgar: "Some of these talk show hosts have plebeian tastes or behaviors."
This word is usually used in an insulting way.
2. Of or relating to the common people of ancient Rome; such as, a plebeian magistrate.3. Of, belonging to, or characteristic of commoners or those who are considered unrefined or coarse in nature or manner; common or vulgar: "Some of these talk show hosts have plebeian tastes or behaviors."
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Latin Proverbs, Mottoes, Phrases, and Words: Group P
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pleb- +
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plebeian (s), plebeians (pl) (noun forms)
1. People, the common people, the masses, the lower classes or orders.
2. All of those Roman citizens who were not patricians (upper classes) were plebeians. By the time of Gaius Marius, c. 110 B.C., there were very few politically unimportant posts which remained as strictly the province of the patricians.
3. One of the ordinary citizens of ancient Rome as distinct from the patricians.
4. Someone who behaves in a coarse or crude manner, and has common or vulgar tastes; especially, someone from a lower social class.
2. All of those Roman citizens who were not patricians (upper classes) were plebeians. By the time of Gaius Marius, c. 110 B.C., there were very few politically unimportant posts which remained as strictly the province of the patricians.
3. One of the ordinary citizens of ancient Rome as distinct from the patricians.
4. Someone who behaves in a coarse or crude manner, and has common or vulgar tastes; especially, someone from a lower social class.
Plebiscite is used to mean a vote by a whole electorate to decide a question of importance; a referendum; a public expression of the will or opinion of a whole community.
In history, a law enacted by the plebs or ordinary citizens of ancient Rome gathered in assembly. Also as an adjective: plebiscitary
plebeian, proletarian
plebeian (pli BEE uhn) (noun)
A common or ordinary individual or behavior: Steve always joked that he was a plebeian and rode his bicycle to work instead of taking the car.
proletarian (proh" li TAIR ee uhn) (noun)
A person who has low social status; such as, a member of the working class: Because Bernhart lacked a proper education and gregarious existence, he spent his whole life as a poor proletarian.
Even though Joshua claimed he was a member of the proletarian, he did not have plebeian manners.
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Confusing Words Clarified: Group P; Homonyms, Homophones, Homographs, Synonyms, Polysemes, etc. +
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“plebeian”
plebian, an alternative spelling of plebeian
1. Belonging to, or pertaining to, the common people.
2. A reference to, or belonging to, the ancient Roman plebs.
3. Common, commonplace, or vulgar; such as, a plebian or a plebeian joke.
2. A reference to, or belonging to, the ancient Roman plebs.
3. Common, commonplace, or vulgar; such as, a plebian or a plebeian joke.