Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

petty-bourgeois

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.32 in modern English

Syllables: pet-ty-bour-geois
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Alternative spelling of petty bourgeois.

Example Sentences

"At the very moment when their petty-bourgeois counterparts were coming to power elsewhere in Africa, these Mozambicans found the Portuguese turning their backs on neocolonialism and digging in their heels militarily against any such denouement to their rule."

Questions

What does petty-bourgeois mean?: Alternative spelling of petty bourgeois.

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