Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for PLE-BEI'AN
PLE-BEI'AN, a. [It. plebeio; Sp. plebeyo; L. plebeius, from plebs, the common people.]
- Pertaining to the common people; vulgar; as, plebeian minds; plebeian sports.
- Consisting of common people; as, a plebeian throng.
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