word of the day

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Word of the Day for Tuesday 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.

Plebeian is from Latin plebeius, from plebs, plebis, "the common people."