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Definition of plebeian noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

plebeian

noun
 
/pləˈbiːən/
 
/pləˈbiːən/
(usually disapproving)
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  1. a person from a lower social class (used originally in ancient Rome) compare patrician
    Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Latin plebeius (from plebs, pleb- ‘the common people’) + -an.
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