petite bourgeoisie
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Etymology edit
Borrowed from French petite bourgeoisie.
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petite bourgeoisie (countable and uncountable, plural petite bourgeoisies or petites bourgeoisies)
- (historical, 18th to 19th century) The lower middle class.
- (Marxism) An aspirational socio-economic class comprising small-scale capitalists such as small-business owners, managers, and some skilled professionals.
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Noun edit
petite bourgeoisie f (countable and uncountable, plural petites bourgeoisies)
- petite bourgeoisie
- Coordinate terms: grande bourgeoisie, moyenne bourgeoisie