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PLEBEIAN
Definition of PLEBEIAN
noun
A member of the plebs, the common citizens of ancient Rome.
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Where it comes from
From Latin plēbēius (“a commoner; common”) + -an (adjective-forming suffix), from Latin plēbēs + -ius (adjective-forming suffix), possibly under the influence of Middle French plebeyen, plebein, plebien (“a commoner”) and plebeien (“concerning the common people”). Cf. Medieval Latin plēbēiānus (“a commoner”), from plēbēius + -ānus.
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Word DNA
Line of descent
- Middle French
- Latin
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
13th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
1.1%
of traced words share this origin (340)
branch · 15.5% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, PLEBEIAN · 1 relative in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
PLEBEIAN in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 31 boards so far. 64 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 27, 16 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 151, 18 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First found by a player on Day 27, 16 June 2026.
Built from these letters
PLEBEIAN starts with P and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read ABEEILNP - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start PLEBEI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 27
Could you have found PLEBEIAN?
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