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petite bourgeoisie definition

petite bourgeoisie

that part of the bourgeoisie of lowest income or status, including small shopkeepers, routine office workers, etc.; the lower middle class

Etymology: Fr

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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