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parvenue
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Adjective parvenue has 2 senses
- parvenue(s = adj.all) nouveau-riche, parvenu, upstart - characteristic of someone who has risen economically or socially but lacks the social skills appropriate for this new position; Array
- parvenue(s = adj.all) parvenu - of or characteristic of a parvenu; Array
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