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bourgeois


Main Entry: 1bour·geois
Pronunciation: \ˈbrzh-ˌalso ˈbzh- or ˈbüzh- or brzh-ˈ\
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle French, from Old French burgeis townsman, from burc, borg town, from Latin burgus
Date: circa 1565

1 : of, relating to, or characteristic of the townsman or of the social middle class
2 : marked by a concern for material interests and respectability and a tendency toward mediocrity
3 : dominated by commercial and industrial interests : capitalistic

bour·geois·ifi·ca·tion \ˌb(r)zh-ˌwä-zə-fə-ˈkā-shən\ noun

bour·geois·ify \b(r)zh-ˈwä-zə-ˌfī\ verb


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