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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. one of the common people;
[syn: plebeian, pleb]


ADJECTIVE (1)

1. of or associated with the great masses of people;
- Example: "the common people in those days suffered greatly"
- Example: "behavior that branded him as common"
- Example: "his square plebeian nose"
- Example: "a vulgar and objectionable person"
- Example: "the unwashed masses"
[syn: common, plebeian, vulgar, unwashed]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Plebeian \Ple*be"ian\, n.
   1. One of the plebs, or common people of ancient Rome, in
      distinction from patrician.
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   2. One of the common people, or lower rank of men.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Plebeian \Ple*be"ian\ (pl[-e]*b[=e]"yan), a. [L. plebeius, from
   plebs, plebis, the common people: cf. F. pl['e]b['e]ien.]
   1. Of or pertaining to the Roman plebs, or common people.
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   2. Of or pertaining to the common people; vulgar; common; as,
      plebeian sports; a plebeian throng.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

plebeian
    adj 1: of or associated with the great masses of people; "the
           common people in those days suffered greatly"; "behavior
           that branded him as common"; "his square plebeian nose";
           "a vulgar and objectionable person"; "the unwashed
           masses" [syn: common, plebeian, vulgar, unwashed]
    n 1: one of the common people [syn: plebeian, pleb]


The Devil's Dictionary (1881-1906):

PLEBEIAN, n.  An ancient Roman who in the blood of his country stained
nothing but his hands.  Distinguished from the Patrician, who was a
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