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Webster 1828 Edition

Lumpen

LUMP'EN

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Noun.
A long fish of a greenish color, and marked with lines.

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Lumpen

Lumpen

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German

Noun

Lumpen m ‎(genitive Lumpens, plural Lumpen)

  1. rag, tatter, shred

Declension

Noun

Lumpen

  1. inflected form of Lump

lumpen

lumpen

See also: Lumpen

English

Adjective

lumpen

  1. Of or relating to social outcasts.
  2. Of or relating to the lumpenproletariat.
  3. Plebeian.

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Verb

lumpen

  1. past participle of limpan

Spanish

Noun

lumpen m ‎(plural lúmpenes)

  1. underclass, hoi polloi

Etymology

From Middle High German. Lump ‎(“cad”) is originally the same word.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlʊmpən/, [ˈlʊmpən], [ˈlʊmpm̩]

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