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- [pet-ee; French puh-tee]
- /ˈpɛt i; French pəˈti/
- /ˈpetɪ/
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- [pet-ee; French puh-tee]
- /ˈpɛt i; French pəˈti/
Definitions of petit word
- adjective petit small; petty; minor. 1
- adjective petit of little or lesser importance; small 0
- noun petit Roland (rɔlɑ̃). 1924–2011, French ballet dancer and choreographer. His innovative ballets include Carmen (1949), Kraanerg (1969), and The Blue Angel (1985); he also choreographed films, such as Anything Goes (1956) and Black Tights (1960) 0
- adjective petit small or of less importance; petty 0
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Origin of petit
First appearance:
before 1325 One of the 16% oldest English words
1325-75; Middle English < Middle French; see petty
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Petit
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
petit popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 82% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
petit usage trend in Literature
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