ple·be·ian

(plĭ-bē′ən)

adj.

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.

1. One of the common people of ancient Rome.

2. A member of the lower classes.

3. A vulgar or coarse person.

[From Latin plēbius, from plēbs, plēb-, the common people; see pelə- in Indo-European roots.]

ple·be′ian·ism n.

ple·be′ian·ly adv.

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plebeian

(pləˈbiːən)

adj

1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) of, relating to, or characteristic of the common people, esp those of Rome

2. lacking refinement; vulgar: plebeian tastes.

3. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) one of the common people, esp one of the Roman plebs

4. a person who is coarse or lacking in discernment

[C16: from Latin plēbēius belonging to the people, from plēbs the common people of ancient Rome]

pleˈbeianˌism n

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ple•be•ian

(plɪˈbi ən)

adj.

1. of or pertaining to the common people.

2. of or pertaining to the ancient Roman plebs.

3. common, commonplace, or vulgar.

4. a member of the common people.

5. a member of the ancient Roman plebs.

[1525–35; < Latin plēbēi(us) of the plebs (adj. derivative of plēbē(s) plebs) + -an¹]

ple•be′ian•ism, n.

ple•be′ian•ly, adv.

ple•be′ian•ness, n.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	plebeian - one of the common people pleb common people, folk, folks - people in general (often used in the plural); "they're just country folk"; "folks around here drink moonshine"; "the common people determine the group character and preserve its customs from one generation to the next" common man, common person, commoner - a person who holds no title anti-intellectual, lowbrow, philistine - a person who is uninterested in intellectual pursuits
Adj.	1.	plebeian - 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" unwashed, vulgar, common lowborn - of humble birth or origins; "a topsy-turvy society of lowborn rich and blue-blooded poor"

plebeian

adjective

1. common, working-class, lower-class, proletarian, ignoble, lowborn a man who rose to greatness but never forgot his plebeian past
common upper-class, aristocratic, high-class, patrician, highborn

2. uncultivated, mean, low, base, coarse, vulgar, unrefined, non-U (Brit. informal) He had a cockney accent and an alarmingly plebeian manner.
uncultivated polished, refined, cultivated, well-bred

noun

1. commoner, peasant, proletarian, common man, man in the street, pleb, prole (derogatory slang, chiefly Brit.) the history of class struggles, plebeians against patricians

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plebeian

adjective

Lacking high station or birth:

baseborn, common, déclassé, declassed, humble, ignoble, lowly, mean, unwashed, vulgar.

Archaic: base.

noun

The common people.Used in plural:

common (used in plural), commonality, commonalty, commoner (used in plural), crowd, hoi polloi, mass (used in plural), mob, pleb (used in plural), populace, public, ruck, third estate.

Translations

plebeiji

plebejus

plebeian

[plɪˈbiːən]

A. ADJ → plebeyo (pej) → ordinario

B. N → plebeyo/a m/f

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plebeian

adj → plebejisch

n → Plebejer(in) m(f)

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plebeian

[plɪˈbiːən] adj & n → plebeo/a