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plebeianism en · NOUN

Etymology

From plebeian + -ism; compare French plébéianisme.

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) The quality or state of being plebeian.
    • From this time, however, you may easily, my dear Friends, believe, a similar plebeianism cannot disgrace me. 1802, Frances Burney, Journals and Letters, Penguin, published 2001, page 425:

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