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petit

The correct spelling is petit.

How to pronounce petit

noun

IPA: /pəˈtiː/

Say it like: Pet-it

The correct spelling is petit. (usually in the plural) A little schoolboy.

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Meanings

noun

  1. 1.(usually in the plural) A little schoolboy.
  2. 2.A kind of pigeon.
  3. 3.The size of type between minion and bourgeois, standardized as 8-point.

adjective

  1. 1.(of size) Petite: small, little.
  2. 2.Petty, in its various senses:

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