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petit bourgeois
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun petit bourgeois has 2 senses
- petit bourgeois(n = noun.person) Array - a member of the lower middle class; Array is a member of petit bourgeois, petite bourgeoisie, petty bourgeoisie
- petit bourgeois(n = noun.group) petite bourgeoisie, petty bourgeoisie - lower middle class (shopkeepers and clerical staff etc.); Array is a kind of bourgeoisie, middle class
is a kind of bourgeois, burgher
OXFORD DICTIONARY
petit bourgeois, n. (pl. petits bourgeois pronunc. same) a member of the lower middle classes.
Etymology
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