embourgeoisement: Meaning and Definition of

em•bour•geoise•ment

Pronunciation: (em-boor'zhwäz-munt, -mänt", äm- Fr. än-b&oomacrr-zhwaz-män'), [key]
— n.
  1. the acquisition or adoption of middle-class values and manners.
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