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Word: Petit
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘small or insignificant’): from Old French, ‘small’; the same word as petty, with retention of the French spelling
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈpɛti
Dialects: British English
Definition:
(of a crime) petty
Short Definition:(of crime) petty
Examples:- petit larceny
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