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plebe definition

plebe (plēb)

noun

  1. the plebs in ancient Rome
  2. Obsolete the common people of any nation
  3. ☆

    Etymology: short for plebeian

    a member of the freshman class at the U.S. Military Academy or Naval Academy

Etymology: Fr plèbe < L plebs

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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