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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