The definition
bour·geois
P Pronunciation Key (b
r-zhwä
, brzhwä
)n. pl. bourgeois
- A person belonging to the middle class.
- A person whose attitudes and behavior are marked by conformity to the standards and conventions of the middle class.
- In Marxist theory, a member of the property-owning class; a capitalist.
adj.
- Of, relating to, or typical of the middle class.
- Held to be preoccupied with respectability and material values.
Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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I guess my readers can judge over time if any of this is true, or if the assessment below is merely snide.
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Not that I don't know how to pronounce bourgeois but, I was curious, do you guys actually have a premium membership on Dictionary.com? It says that you have to have one to hear the audio. I was just wondering how dorky it sounded. For $19.95 though, I'll use my imagination.
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