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

plebeian

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