"pleb", the new four-letter word

[Victor Steinbok]

Sadly, no.

     VS-)



On 10/23/2012 8:49 PM, Chris Weimer wrote:
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> Date:    Sun, 21 Oct 2012 08:32:41 +0000
>> From:    Tom Zurinskas <truespel at HOTMAIL.COM>
>> Subject: Re: "pleb", the new four-letter word
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>> In thefreedictionary.com the entry "pleb" returns the plural "plebs"
>> which is defined and pronounced ~plebz  but  can also be spelled "plebes"
>> and pronounced ~pleebeez
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>> plebs  (plbz)
>> n. pl. ple=C2=B7bes (plbz)
>> 1. The common people of ancient Rome: the plebs and the patricians.
>> 2. The common people; the populace.
>> [Latin plbs; see pel-1 in Indo-European roots.]
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