| Pronunciation: | | `bûrzhwâ'zee
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| | Definition: | | [n] the social class between the lower and upper classes |
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| | Synonyms: | | middle class |
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| | See Also: | | bourgeois, burgher, class, petit bourgeois, petite bourgeoisie, petty bourgeoisie, social class, socio-economic class |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Bour*geoi*sie"\, n. [F.]
The French middle class, particularly such as are concerned
in, or dependent on, trade.
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| | Definition: | | a Marxian term referring to the middle class. |
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