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   Bour·geoi·sie

   /ˌbo͝orZHwäˈzē/

   

   noun

   • 1. the middle class, typically with reference to its perceived materialistic values or conventional attitudes: "the rise of the bourgeoisie at the end of the eighteenth century"
   • ▪ (in Marxist contexts) the capitalist class who own most of society's wealth and means of production: "the conflict of interest between the bourgeoisie and the proletariat"

   Word Origin late 16th century: French, from bourgeois.

   Scrabble Points: 14

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