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plebs
(plebz),USA pronunciation n. (used with a pl. v.)
- Ancient History(in ancient Rome) the common people, as contrasted with the patricians and later with the senatorial nobility or the equestrian order.
- the common people;
the populace.
- Latin plēbs, plēbēs
- 1640–50
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