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PLEBEIAN

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

One of the common people

Synonyms:

pleb; plebeian

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

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:

Adjectives

Similar:

lowborn (of humble birth or origins)

Derivation:

pleb; plebeian (one of the common people)

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