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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PLEBE

Shortened from plebeian.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF PLEBE

plebe  [pliːb] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PLEBE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Plebe 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 PLEBE 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 plebe in the English dictionary

The definition of plebe in the dictionary is a member of the lowest class at the US Naval Academy or Military Academy; freshman.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PLEBE


Beeb
biːb
dieb
diːb
dweeb
dwiːb
ephebe
ɪˈfiːb
feeb
fiːb
glebe
ɡliːb
grebe
ɡriːb
Namibe
næˈmiːb
sungrebe
ˈsʌnˌɡriːb

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PLEBE

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

WORDS THAT END LIKE PLEBE

Achebe
black-necked grebe
debe
great crested grebe
Hebe
little grebe
Phebe
phoebe
pied-billed grebe
red-necked grebe
Slavonian grebe
Thebe

Synonyms and antonyms of plebe in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «plebe» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PLEBE

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

Translator English - Chinese

plebe
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

plebe
570 millions of speakers

English

plebe
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

plebe
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

plebe
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

первокурсник
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

plebe
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

plebe
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

plèbe
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Plebe
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Plebe
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

plebe
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

plebe
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Plebe
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

plebe
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

plebe
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Plebe
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

deniz harp okulunun en yeni öğrencisi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Plebe
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

plebe
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

першокурсник
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

plebe
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

plebe
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

plebe
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

plebe
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

plebe
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of plebe

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PLEBE»

The term «plebe» is regularly used and occupies the 79.975 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PLEBE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «plebe» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «plebe» 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 plebe

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PLEBE»

Discover the use of plebe in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to plebe and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Grace Harlowe's Plebe Year at High School
The adventures through which Grace Harlowe and her friends pass in the course of these stories are told with a feel for character and adventure which will thrill readers of all ages. Part of the "High School Girls" series.
Jessie Graham Flower, 2007
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A Plebe at West Point
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1910 edition. Excerpt: .
Paul Bernard Malone, 2013
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John McCain: An Essay in Military and Political History
McCain begins his Academy recollection with "plebe summer," which he actually claimed he liked insofar as it resembled a kind of summer camp, with sport, camaraderie, discipline, and only a minor dose of hazing by the supervising up- ...
John Karaagac, 2000
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Sea Change at Annapolis: The United States Naval Academy, ...
ReefPoints and the plebe detailers also teach the plebes Navy and Naval Academy slang, the words to the USNA alma mater, ''Navy Blue and Gold,'' and, as journalist and alumnus Robert Timberg has written, ''the six verbal responses to ...
H. Michael Gelfand, 2009
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Blue & Gold and Black: Racial Integration of the U.S. Naval ...
from threatening a plebe with dismissal or pressuring a plebe to resign. It also discouraged upperclassmen from having plebes come around to their room more than once for a given correction. Later that month, the administration tried to ...
Robert J. Schneller, 2008
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Breaking the Color Barrier: The U.S. Naval Academy's First ...
All upperclassmen shared responsibility for plebe indoctrination, which began in earnest in October. Mealtimes were particularly difficult, for the mess hall was the principal forum in which upperclassmen tested them on Reef Points and other ...
Robert John Schneller, 2005
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Brief Points: An Almanac for Parents and Friends of U.S. ...
See also hair. plebe detail Contingent of upperclass, in either oftwo sets, assisting with training fourth class inductees ... Joe. plebe hack Cough most plebes get toward the end of Plebe Summer as a result of many things, persistent yelling ...
Ross H. Mackenzie, 2004
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First Class: Women Join the Ranks at the Naval Academy
Lively, well researched, and amazingly good humored, the book seems as fresh today as it was when first published in hardcover in 1998.
Sharon Disher, 2013
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Boys' Life
"Mr. Dumbguard, why are you waltzing to ranks? Strewing flowers or something?" The plebe stopped and stiffened to attention. Wayne recognized Mister Bencher. He might have known it. Bencher's plebe brother could never forget that he ...
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Boys' Life
Meanwhile, Matt McKiernan, a plebe, is sent on a bogus mission, while pepper sauce is dumped in his beans. It is one of many pranks that will be played during Army/Navy week. For Binnix, game weekend in Philadelphia will be extra special:  ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PLEBE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term plebe is used in the context of the following news items.
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Events and news for veterans
Richard 'Bray' Gremillion enters Plebe Summer at US Naval Academy ... are selected each year for the Academy's “plebe” or freshman class, ... «The Daily Advertiser, Jul 15»
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Jamestown's Evan Lowery Verbally Commits to Play Baseball for Navy
Liam Lowery is currently participating in Plebe Summer, a six-week summer training program for incoming freshman that Evan Lowery will have ... «Williamsburg Yorktown Daily, Jul 15»
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Answer Man: How would HRA levy affect your taxes?
... chart by including the same breakdown for the Olmsted County HRA? An awed nation trembles awaiting your composition. — Plebe ... «Post-Bulletin, Jul 15»
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Jamestown's Evan Lowery verbally commits to play baseball at the …
Liam is involved in Plebe Summer at Navy, a six-week training program required of all freshman in the U.S. Naval Academy. During that period ... «Rev City Sports, Jul 15»
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High School Sports | North Smithfield grad Jacob Decelles attending …
“It's policy to leave a plebe there between, like, 6-11 a.m., and we dropped him off at 8 a.m. They process all of the kids, give them haircuts and ... «Woonsocket Call, Jul 15»
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Naval Academy graduate, back in Annapolis, starts a new …
Kneeling to help a struggling plebe ended Brian Isaac's plans for a career as a Marine Corps officer. In summer 2005, the then-midshipman put ... «CapitalGazette.com, Jul 15»
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Walls attends Naval Academy STEM camp
Academy life begins with Plebe Summer, an intense introductory period before a student's first year; and the first year is the hardest of the four, ... «The Daily Advance, Jul 15»
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Marines must stem the officer brain drain: Bloomberg View
A U.S. Marine Corps second lieutenant orders a prospective plebe to fix his uniform during Induction Day at the U.S. Naval Academy in ... «OregonLive.com, Jul 15»
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Yale Bowl, after 101 seasons, will display football after dark for the …
It happened twice in 1943. The first time was on October 23rd, when Army, behind plebe and future all-American, Glenn Davis, beat Yale 39-7. «SportzEdge.com, Jul 15»
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Scholars: Area students are making the grade
... Md., and has begun six challenging weeks of basic midshipman training as part of Plebe Summer. During this time, plebes have no access to ... «The Mercury, Jul 15»

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