em|bour|geoise|ment

em|bour|geoise|ment
em|bour|geoise|ment «EHM bur ZHWAHZ muhnt; French ahn boor zhwaz mahn», noun.
the process of becoming bourgeois; adoption of bourgeois ideas or practices: »

But China started from so far back that it will be long before embourgeoisement sets in there too (Manchester Guardian). So these offspring shared in the eventually growing prosperity and general embourgeoisement of the region (E. Gellner).

[< French embourgeoisement]

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  • geoise — bour·geoise; em·bour·geoise·ment; …   English syllables

  • bour — an·ti·bour·geois; bour; bour·bon; bour·bon·al; bour·bon·ism; bour·don; bour·don·née; bour·gade; bour·geoise; bour·geoi·sie; bour·gui·gnon; bour·non·ite; bour·rée; bour·re·let; bour·sault; bour·tree; ca·lem·bour; faux·bour·don; la·bour·din;… …   English syllables

  • embourgeoisement — em·bour·geoise·ment …   English syllables

  • EM — EM; Em; em·a·gram; em·a·nant; em·a·nate; em·a·na·tion; em·a·na·tion·ism; em·a·na·tion·ist; em·a·na·tive; em·a·na·tor; em·a·na·tory; em·a·nom·e·ter; em·ba·dom·o·nas; em·bale; em·ball; em·bal·lo·nu·ri·dae; em·balm; em·balm·er; em·balm·ment;… …   English syllables

  • embourgeoisement — em•bour•geoise•ment [[t]ɑ̃ˌbʊər ʒwɑzˈmɑ̃, ˌɛm bʊərˈʒwɑz mənt[/t]] n. soc cvb the adoption of middle class values • Etymology: 1935–40; < F equiv. to s embourgeois(er) to become bourgeois …   From formal English to slang

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