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Meaning of PLEBE

Pronunciation:  pleeb

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  a military trainee (as at a military academy)
 
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 Synonyms: cadet
 
 See Also: midshipman, trainee

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Plebe\ (pl[=e]b), n. [F. pl[`e]be, fr. L. plebs.]
1. The common people; the mob. [Obs.]
         The plebe with thirst and fury prest. --Sylvester.
2. [Cf. {Plebeian}.] A member of the lowest class in the
   military academy at West Point. [Cant, U.S.]
 

 

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