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hoi polloi Definition


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hoi polloi
plural noun
    1. The masses; the common people.
      Thesaurus: masses, proletariat, rabble, riffraff, crowd, multitude, herd, mob, third estate; Antonym: aristocracy, elite, nobility.
      Form: the hoi polloi (usually)
Etymology: Early 19c: Greek, meaning ‘the many'.



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