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plebification

noun
pleb·i·fi·ca·tion | \ ˌplebəfə̇ˈkāshən \
plural -s

Definition of plebification 

: the act of plebeianizing : the state of being plebeianized represents the plebification of the Romantic spirit —F. J. Mather begin with the attempt to popularize learning … but you will end in the plebification of knowledge —S. T. Coleridge

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plebs + -i- + -fication

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plebiscitum

plebs

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