Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

plebiscitum

/ˌplɛbəˈsaɪtəm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ple-bi-sci-tum
IPA: /ˌplɛbəˈsaɪtəm/

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A law enacted by the plebs, under the superintendence of a tribune or some subordinate plebeian magistrate, without the senate's intervention.

noun

Synonym of plebiscite (“a direct popular vote on an issue of public importance, such as an amendment to the constitution, a change in the sovereignty of the nation, or some government policy; a referendum”).

Example Sentences

"Still worse went it with another individual; doomed, by extempore Plebiscitum, to the Lanterne; […]"
"The propositions of M[axime] du Camp are as follows: […] 3. No war to be declared before it has been submitted to a plebiscitum of the nations preparing to take part in it."

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin plēbiscītum, plēbis scītum, plēbī scītum (“law of the common people or plebs”), from plēbis (the genitive singular of plēbs (“common people, plebeians”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- (“to fill”)) + scītum (“decree, ordinance, statute”) (from scīscō (“to ascertain; to know; to decree, enact, ordain”) (from sciō (“to know; to understand”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *skey- (“to dissect; to split”)) + -scō (suffix meaning ‘to begin [doing something]’)) + -tum (suffix forming action nouns from verbs)).

Origin

Source language: Proto-Indo-European

Word Breakdown

Root: *pleh₁-, *skey-

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌplɛbəˈsaɪtəm/
British English: /ˌplɛbɪˈsaɪtəm/

Inflected Forms

plebiscitums (plural) plebiscita (plural)

Synonyms

plebiscite

Questions

How do you pronounce plebiscitum?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌplɛbəˈsaɪtəm/.
What does plebiscitum mean?: A law enacted by the plebs, under the superintendence of a tribune or some subordinate plebeian magistrate, without the senate's intervention.
Where does plebiscitum come from?: It is traced to Proto-Indo-European.

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