adj
Meaning 1
Petite: small, little.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncommon
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Standard Lemma guide
petit
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Pronunciation
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UK: /ˈpɛti/
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UK: /pəˈtiː/
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US: /ˈpɛtət/
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US: /pəˈti/
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US: /pəˈtit/
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rhymes with (UK) -ɛti
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rhymes with (US) -iːt
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adj
Meaning 2
Petty, in its various senses:
Few in number.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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adj
Meaning 3
Petty, in its various senses:
Unimportant; cheap; easily replaced.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncommon
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adj
Meaning 4
Petty, in its various senses:
Small, minor.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: law
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adj
Meaning 5
Petty, in its various senses:
Secondary; lower in rank.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
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name
Meaning 6
A surname.
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noun
Meaning 7
A little schoolboy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete, plural-normally
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noun
Meaning 8
A kind of pigeon.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete, rare
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noun
Meaning 9
Synonym of brevier.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated, uncountable
Qualifier: French and German contexts
Topics: media, printing, publishing
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Synonyms: brevier
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History
Etymology
From Middle English petit, from Old French petit, from Late Latin *pitittus, diminutive of Latin *pit-, possibly from Proto-Celtic *pett- (“part, bit, piece”) (see Latin pettia), or of imitative origin. Compare also Latin pitinnus (“small”), pitulus, Italian pezza. Doublet of petty.
From French Petit.
From French petit (“brevier”) directly or via German Petit (“brevier”).
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