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Word: Bourgeois
Speech Type: Adjective
early 17th century: from French, from medieval Latin burgensis, from Latin burgus ‘castle’ (in medieval Latin ‘fortified town’), either from Greek purgos ‘tower’, or of Germanic origin and related to borough. Compare with burgess
ˈbʊəʒwɑː
belonging to or characteristic of the middle class, typically with reference to its perceived materialistic values or conventional attitudes
Short Definition:belonging to or characteristic of middle class
Examples:- a rich, bored, bourgeois family
- these views will shock the bourgeois critics
Word: Bourgeois
Speech Type: Noun
ˈbʊəʒwɑː
a bourgeois person
Short Definition:bourgeois person
Examples:- a self-confessed and proud bourgeois
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