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plebe(dictionary)

plebe (iou)



plebe noun. [pli:b] E17.
[In sense 1 perh. from Old & mod. French plebe from Latin plebs (see PLEB); in sense 2 perh. abbreviation of PLEBEIAN.]
Roman History. The plebs. E-M17.
A newly entered cadet at a military or naval academy; a freshman. Cf. PLEB noun. US colloq. M19.
attrib.: N. Armstrong Number one in his class at the end of his plebe year.