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Definition
typical of the middle class or their values and habits - typically used disapprovingly
or (in Marxist theory):
typical of the property-owning class
or (in Marxist theory):
typical of the property-owning class
- He contended that the family was a bourgeois institution; but he made no issue of it and did not crusade for free love.2.9 — Part 2 Chapter 9 (69% in)
- "You talk like a decadent bourgeois, Ellsworth," said Gus Webb.3.6 — Part 3 Chapter 6 (46% in)
There are no more uses of "bourgeois" in The Fountainhead.
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