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Petit Bourgeois

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Noun

1. petit bourgeois

a member of the lower middle class

2. petit bourgeois, petite bourgeoisie, petty bourgeoisie

lower middle class (shopkeepers and clerical staff etc.)

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Petit Bourgeois

see synonyms of petit bourgeois
nounWord forms: plural petits bourgeois (ˈpɛtɪ ˈbʊəʒwɑːz , French pəti burʒwa)
1. Also called: petite bourgeoisie, petty bourgeoisie
the section of the middle class with the lowest social status, generally composed of shopkeepers, lower clerical staff, etc
2. 
a member of this stratum
adjective
3. 
of, relating to, or characteristic of the petit bourgeois, esp indicating a sense of self-righteousness and a high degree of conformity to established standards of behaviour

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Petit Bourgeois

see synonyms of petit bourgeois
a member of the petite bourgeoisie

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Petit Bourgeois

see synonyms of petit bourgeois
n.
A member of the petite bourgeoisie.

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