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Meaning of "pleb" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PLEB

pleb  [plɛb] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PLEB

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Pleb is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PLEB MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Plebs

In ancient Rome, the plebs was the general body of free Roman citizens who were not patricians, as determined by the census. Shopkeepers, crafts people, and skilled or unskilled workers might be plebeian. From the 4th century BC or earlier, some of the most prominent and wealthy Roman families, as identified by their gens name, were of plebeian status. Literary references to the plebs, however, usually mean the ordinary citizens of Rome as a collective, as distinguished from the elite—a sense retained by "plebeian" in English. In the very earliest days of Rome, plebeians were any tribe without advisers to the King. In time, the word - which is related to the Greek word for crowd, plethos - came to mean the common people.

Definition of pleb in the English dictionary

The definition of pleb in the dictionary is a common vulgar person.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PLEB


bleb
blɛb
celeb
sɪˈlɛb
Leb
lɛb
pro-celeb
ˌprəʊsɪˈlɛb

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PLEB

pleasurer
pleat
pleated
pleater
pleather
pleatless
plebbier
plebbiest
plebby
plebe
plebeian
plebeianise
plebeianism
plebeianize
plebeianly
plebification
plebify
plebiscitary
plebiscite
plebs

WORDS THAT END LIKE PLEB

Bab el Mandeb
Beeb
Cheb
deb
Feb
feeb
Haleb
Horeb
keb
Loeb
Maghreb
neb
reb
saheb
semantic Web
Taleb
the web
web
World Wide Web
Zagreb

Synonyms and antonyms of pleb in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «pleb» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PLEB

Find out the translation of pleb to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of pleb from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «pleb» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

pleb
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pleb
570 millions of speakers

English

pleb
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

pleb
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

pleb
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

плебей
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

plebeu
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

pleb
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

prolo
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pleb
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Plebejer
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

平民
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

평민
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pleb
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

pleb
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பழங்கால ரோமாபுரியில் ஒரு குடிமகன்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Pleb
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

pleb
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pleb
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pleb
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

плебей
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pleb
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

PLEB
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

PLEB
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

pleb
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

pleb
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of pleb

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PLEB»

The term «pleb» is normally little used and occupies the 121.268 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PLEB» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «pleb» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «pleb» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about pleb

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PLEB»

Discover the use of pleb in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pleb and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Supreme Court Advance Decisions Volume 60
Fianza vs. PLEB In G.R. No. 109639, public respondents contend that the complaint against petitioner Cordoviz is covered by Rule VI- H (r) of the PLEB Rules, thus: "xxx xxx xx x; r. Threaten another with the infliction upon the person, honor or ...
2
The Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: With Explanatory ...
1 Pleb. We'll burn the house of Brutus. 3 Plcb.Av.zy then, come, seek the conspirators. Ant. Vet hear me, countrymen ; yet hear me speak. " [tony. All. Peace, ho! Hear Antony, most noble An- Ant. Why, friends, you go "to do you know not what: ...
William Shakespeare, Samuel Ayscough, Nicholas Rowe, 1807
3
Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar 1st Pleb We'll bring him to his house with shouts and clamours. Brutus My countrymen - 2nd Pleb Peace! Silence! Brutus speaks. 55 1st Pleb Peace, ho! Brutus Good countrymen, let me depart alone, And, for my sake, stay here ...
William Shakespeare, 2002
4
The works of Shakespear: In six volumes
2 Pleb. Answer every man directly. 1 Pleb. Ay, and briefly. 4 Pleb. Ay, and wisely. 3 Pleb. Ay, and truly, yon were best. Cm. What is my name? whither am I going? where do I dwell ? am I a married man, or a batchelor ? then to answer every ...
William Shakespeare, Alexander Pope, Nicholas Rowe, 1723
5
The Works of Shakespeare in Seven Volumes
I hive no will to wander forth of doors : Yet something leads me forth. t , i Pleb. What is your name? z Pleb. Whither are you going? 3 Pleb. Where do you dwell? 4 Pleb. Are you a married man, or abatchclof ?' z Pleb. Answer every man directly .
William Shakespeare, Mr. Theobald (Lewis), 1733
6
The Plays of William Shakespeare in Ten Volumes: With ...
1 Pleb., What is your name ? 2 Pleb. Whither are you going ? 3 Pleb. Where do you dwell ? 4 Pleb. Are you a married man, or a bachelor ? 2 Pleb. Answer every man directly, i Pleb. Ay, and briefly. 4 Pleb. Ay, and wisely. 3 Pleb. Ay, and truly ...
William Shakespeare, Samuel Johnson, George Steevens, 1778
7
The Plays of William Shakspeare...
1 Pleb. What is you* name ? 2 Pleb. Whither are you going ? 3 Plebi Where do you dwell ? 4 Pleb. Are you a married man, or a bachelor ? 2 Pleb. Answer every man directly. 1 Pleb. Ay, and briefly. 4 Pleb.' Ay, and wifely. 3 Pleb. Ay, and truly ...
William Shakespeare, 1796
8
The dramatick works of William Shakespear: Printed complete ...
1 Pleb. What is your name ? 2 Pleb. Whither are you going*? 3 Pleb. Where do you dwell ? 4 Pleb. Are you a married man, or a bachelor i 2 Pleb. Anfwer every man directly. I Pleb. Ay, and briefly. 4 Pleb. Ay, and wifely, 3 Pleb. Ay, and truly, you ...
William Shakespeare, Samuel Johnson, George Steevens, 1792
9
Julius Caesar. Antony and Cleopatra. Timon of Athens. Titus ...
Live, Brutus, live ! live ! 1 Pleb. Bring him with triumph home unto his house. 2 Pleb. Give him a statue with his ancestors. 3 Pleb. Let him be Cæsar. 4 Pleb. Cæsar's better parrs Shall be crowned in Brutus. 1 Pleb. We'll bring him to hre house ...
William Shakespeare, Samuel Johnson, George Steevens, 1773
10
The Works of Shakespear in Eight Volumes: The Genuine Text ...
1 Pleb. What is your name ? 2 Pleb. Whither are you going ? 3 Pleb. Where do you dwell ? 4 Pleb. Are you a married man, or a batchelor ? 2 Pleb. Answer every man, directly. 1 Pleb. Ay, and briefly. 4 Pleb. Ay, and wisely. 3 Pleb. Ay, and truly  ...
William Shakespeare, 1747

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PLEB»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term pleb is used in the context of the following news items.
1
God save our James McClean
This one involved not just any old pleb, mind you. Rather, the very cream of northern society featured by absence. Yes – shock, horror – even ... «BackPageFootball, Jul 15»
2
Tom Parker-Bowles says mother Camilla and Kate Middleton have a …
The Old Etonian who calls himself a 'good old pleb' has spent four months Down Under filming his new cookery show The Hot Plate which ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
3
'They get on fine': Tom Parker-Bowles says his mother Camilla and …
The Old Etonian who calls himself a 'good old pleb' has spent four months Down Under filming segments for the Channel Nine show and ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
4
West Mercia Police officers face 'Plebgate' hearings
However, a transcript from the meeting shows that Mitchell said he did not use the term “pleb” but admitted to swearing at the officers. The IPCC ... «shropshirestar.com, Jul 15»
5
'Plebgate' police officers 'should face gross misconduct charge'
... brought by Mr Mitchell against The Sun newspaper, concluding that "on the balance of probabilities" he had called a police officer a "pleb". «BBC News, Jul 15»
6
Police Use of Anti-Terrorism Powers to Unearth Whistleblowers …
In October 2012, officers stationed at Downing Street alleged that Mr Mitchell had called one of them a “pleb” after he refused to open the gate ... «Breitbart News, Jul 15»
7
Sweet Heaven: Jean-Paul Hévin to host chocolate master classes in …
Chocolate is like wine; there's good stuff and there's bad stuff, but not every pleb on the planet can tell the difference. Make sure you're in the ... «Coconuts Hong Kong, Jul 15»
8
An impassioned performance of a classic at Watermark Theatre
In my softest, most respectful pleb voice, I might suggest the dialogue was at times a little rushed by a few actors under the spell of emotion or ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
9
Pleb Big Brother signs off with -28% fall from first episode
Thursday night saw Channel 5 herald the trumpets and turn the hype dial all the way up to 11 as the 16th series of Big Brother finally came to ... «MediaTel Newsline, Jul 15»
10
Freddie Starr: when reputation management in the courts goes wrong
Mitchell denied using the word 'pleb' against a police officer at the gates of Downing Street and sued News Group Newspapers for libel. «PR Week, Jul 15»

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