Word of the Week

Posted by Ian McKenzie
Written on July 25, 2006

plebeian \plih-BEE-uhn\, adjective:

1. Of or pertaining to the Roman plebs, or common people.
2. Of or pertaining to the common people.
3. Vulgar; common; crude or coarse in nature or manner.

noun:
1. One of the plebs, or common people of ancient Rome; opposed to patrician.
2. One of the common people or lower classes.
3. A coarse, crude, or vulgar person.

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