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| − | '''Plebeian''', which means 'of the people', or 'not aristocratic', or - [[pejorative]]ly - 'common', 'not refined', is pronounced with the stress on the second syllable, which is a 'long' sound: 'ple-BEE-e<sup>r</sup>n', {{IPA|plə 'biː ən}}. | + | '''Plebeian''', which means 'of the people', or 'not aristocratic', or - [[pejorative]]ly - 'common', 'not refined', is pronounced with the stress on the second syllable, which is a '[[Long vowel - short vowel|long]]' sound: 'ple-BEE-e<sup>r</sup>n', {{IPA|plə 'biː ən}}. |
'''Plebeian''' is derived from the [[Latin]] [[noun]] ''plebs'', which means 'the common people'. | '''Plebeian''' is derived from the [[Latin]] [[noun]] ''plebs'', which means 'the common people'. | ||
| − | For another [[adjective]] derived from the [[Latin]] vocabulary for the Roman class system but meaning 'aristocratic', 'refined', see [[Patrician]]. | + | ::For another [[adjective]] derived from the [[Latin]] vocabulary for the Roman class system but meaning 'aristocratic', 'refined', see [[Patrician]]. |
| − | [[category:pronunciation]][[category:etymology]] | + | [[category:pronunciation]] |
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Revision as of 18:32, 9 January 2018
Plebeian, which means 'of the people', or 'not aristocratic', or - pejoratively - 'common', 'not refined', is pronounced with the stress on the second syllable, which is a 'long' sound: 'ple-BEE-ern', IPA: /plə 'biː ən/.
Plebeian is derived from the Latin noun plebs, which means 'the common people'.
