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plebe

UK/pliːb/ US/plib/ uncommon obsolete slang us

noun

1.

a military trainee (as at a military academy)

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Origin

From Latin plēbs (“the plebeian class”), probably via Middle French plebe (“plebeians, commoners, the rabble”) and possibly later understood as a clipping of plebeian. Cognate with Italian plebe, Spanish plebe, Portuguese plebe.

Phrases

  • plebe class
  • plebe year

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