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Added 9 October 2026

plebeian

/pliˈbiːən/ noun

In Latin: plēbēius Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about plebeian at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

One of the common people.

adjective

Of or associated with the great masses of people.
the common people in those days suffered greatly

Origin

From Latin plēbēius (“a commoner; common”) + -an (adjective-forming suffix), from Latin plēbēs + -ius (adjective-forming suffix), possibly under the influence of Middle French plebeyen, plebein, plebien (“a commoner”) and plebeien (“concerning the common people”). Cf. Medieval Latin plēbēiānus (“a commoner”), from plēbēius + -ānus.

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