post·bour·geois
| \ ˌpōst-ˈbu̇rzh-ˌwä also -ˈbu̇zh- or -ˈbüzh- or -bu̇rzh-ˈwä
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Definition of postbourgeois
: following the decline or end of the bourgeois class or bourgeois interests or values
But for many years a band of revolutionaries envisioned a different postbourgeois utopia, one based on federated communes free from the oppressive forces of capital and government.— Nathaniel French
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“Postbourgeois.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/postbourgeois. Accessed 19 Aug. 2022.
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