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Plebe

Plebe

(plēb)
,
Noun.
[F.
plèbe
, fr. L.
plebs
.]
1.
The common people; the mob.
[Obs.]
The
plebe
with thirst and fury prest.
Sylvester.

Definition 2024


plebe

plebe

See also: plèbe

English

Noun

plebe (plural plebes)

  1. (US) a first year student at a US military academy; a cadet
  2. common person

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Italian

Etymology

Borrowing from Latin plēbem, accusative form of plēbs. Compare the doublet pieve.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈplɛ.be/, [ˈpl̺ɛːbe]
  • Hyphenation: plè‧be

Noun

plebe f (plural plebi)

  1. Common people
  2. rabble, riffraff

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Latin

Noun

plēbe

  1. ablative singular of plēbs

Portuguese

Noun

plebe f (plural plebes)

  1. plebs (the common people)

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin plēbs, plēbis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈple̞.βe̞/

Noun

plebe f (plural plebes)

  1. plebeians, common people
  2. (historical) plebs

plebe m, f (plural plebes)

  1. (colloquial, Sinaloa, Sonora, Mexico) kid, child

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