plebeian
adjective/pləˈbiːən/
/pləˈbiːən/
- connected with ordinary people or people of the lower social classes
- Such recreational activities were an essential part of plebeian culture.
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- (disapproving) having or showing no culture or education
- plebeian tastes
Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Latin plebeius (from plebs, pleb- ‘the common people’) + -an.
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