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embourgeoisement


Definition of embourgeoisement

noun

  • the proliferation in a society of values perceived as characteristic of the middle class, especially of materialism.

Origin:

1930s: French, from embourgeoiser 'become or make bourgeois'

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Definition of embourgeoisement in the US English dictionary