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PETITE BOURGEOISIE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Lower middle class (shopkeepers and clerical staff etc.)
Synonyms:
petit bourgeois; petite bourgeoisie; petty bourgeoisie
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("petite bourgeoisie" is a kind of...):
bourgeoisie; middle class (the social class between the lower and upper classes)
Meronyms (members of "petite bourgeoisie"):
petit bourgeois (a member of the lower middle class)
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