- pet|ty-bour|geois
- pet|ty-bour|geois «PEHT ee bur ZHWAH», adjective.= petit-bourgeois. (Cf. ↑petit-bourgeois)
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pe|tit-bour|geois — «puh TEE boor ZHWAH», plural pe|tits bour|geois «puh TEE boor ZHWAH». French. 1. a member of the petite bourgeoisie, or lower middle class: »This mass of essentially conservative petit bourgeois (New York Times). 2. the petite bourgeoisie, or… … Useful english dictionary
pe|tit bour|geois — «puh TEE boor ZHWAH», plural pe|tits bour|geois «puh TEE boor ZHWAH». French. 1. a member of the petite bourgeoisie, or lower middle class: »This mass of essentially conservative petit bourgeois (New York Times). 2. the petite bourgeoisie, or… … Useful english dictionary
petit bourgeois — pet|it bour|geois [ ,peti burʒwa ] adjective 1. ) relating to or belonging to lower middle class society, considered to consist of people such as the owners of small businesses. This word shows that you dislike people like this, especially… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
petitbourgeois — pet·it bourgeois (pĕtʹē; pə tēʹ) n. A member of the petite bourgeoisie. [French petit bourgeois: petit, small + bourgeois, bourgeois.] pet·itʹ bour·geoisʹ adj. * * * … Universalium
petit bourgeois — pet|it bour|geois [ˌpeti ˈbuəʒwa:, buəˈʒwa: US ˌpeti burˈʒwa:, pəˌti: ] adj [Date: 1800 1900; : French; Origin: little citizen ] another spelling of ↑petty bourgeois … Dictionary of contemporary English
