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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pe•tit bour•geois (pə tē′ bŏŏr zhwä′; pet′ē bŏŏr′zhwä, bŏŏr zhwä′; Fr. pə tē bo̅o̅r zhwa′),USA pronunciation pl. pe•tits bour•geois (pə tē′ bŏŏr zhwäz′; pet′ē bŏŏr′zhwäz, bŏŏr zhwäz′; Fr. pə tē bo̅o̅r zhwa′).USA pronunciation - Government, Foreign Termsa person who belongs to the petite bourgeoisie.
pe•tit′-bour•geois′, adj. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: petit bourgeois /ˈpɛtɪ ˈbʊəʒwɑː; French: pəti burʒwa/ n ( pl petits bourgeois /ˈpɛtɪ ˈbʊəʒwɑːz; French: pəti burʒwa/)- 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
- a member of this stratum
adj - 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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