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Definition of the petty bourgeoisie noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

the petty bourgeoisie

noun

/ðə ˌpeti ˌbʊəʒwɑːˈziː/

/ðə ˌpeti ˌbʊrʒwɑːˈziː/

(also petite bourgeoisie)

[singular] (from French)

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the lower middle class in society

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