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pro·le·tar·i·an

(pr

-târ

n) KEY

ADJECTIVE:

Of, relating to, or characteristic of the proletariat.

NOUN:

A member of the proletariat; a worker.

ETYMOLOGY:
From Latin prltrius, belonging to the lowest class of Roman citizens (viewed as contributing to the state only through having children), from prls, offspring; see al-² in Indo-European roots

OTHER FORMS:
prole·tari·an·ism(Noun)

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