plebeian
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All the enlightened reformers in Europe were desperately trying to eliminate the peasant peculiarities and plebeian dialects that divided the peoples of their nations.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025
Its practical function: No one, neither courtier nor plebeian, could stand close to the queen, conspicuous in her splendid isolation.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 17, 2024
It has roots in both scholarly tea parties and plebeian street-side “tiger stoves” that sold hot water for brewing tea at home and then started setting up stools so customers could linger.
From New York Times • Oct. 12, 2021
Meanwhile, the average plebeian had long ago lost his or her representation.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2020
This is what we can afford; but also there’s an unspoken rule that the food has to be unwaveringly plebeian.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
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