/ pliːb; NAmE / noun
( US , informal ) a first-year student at a military or naval college in the US
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WORD ORIGIN
early 17th cent.: perhaps an abbreviation of plebeian .
/ pliːb; NAmE / noun
( US , informal ) a first-year student at a military or naval college in the US
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WORD ORIGIN
early 17th cent.: perhaps an abbreviation of plebeian .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005