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PLEBEIAN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
One of the common people
Synonyms:
pleb; plebeian
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("plebeian" is a kind of...):
common man; common person; commoner (a person who holds no title)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "plebeian"):
anti-intellectual; lowbrow; philistine (a person who is uninterested in intellectual pursuits)
Holonyms ("plebeian" is a member of...):
common people; folk; folks (people in general (often used in the plural))
Derivation:
plebeian (of or associated with the great masses of people)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or associated with the great masses of people
Example:
the unwashed masses
Synonyms:
common; plebeian; unwashed; vulgar
Classified under:
Similar:
lowborn (of humble birth or origins)
Derivation:
pleb; plebeian (one of the common people)
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