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
Wearing the jacket seemingly transforms you from a plebeian to a shapeless, off-duty celebrity ready for a paparazzi shot.
From New York Times • Nov. 24, 2021
Meanwhile, the average plebeian had long ago lost his or her representation.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2020
And no one need fear that the numbers are being cooked either, since they appear in the prestigious Wall Street Journal, as well as in more plebeian papers.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
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