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petit

[ pet-ee; French puh-tee ]

adjective

Law.
  1. small; petty; minor.


Petit

1

/ əپ /

noun

  1. PetitRoland19242011MFrenchDANCE: ballet dancerDANCE: choreographer 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)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

petit

2

/ ˈɛɪ /

adjective

  1. prenominal law of little or lesser importance; small

    petit jury

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of petit1

1325–75; Middle English < Middle French; petty
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of petit1

C14: from Old French: little, of obscure origin
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But a petit basset griffon Vendéen took best in show for the first time last year, as did a bloodhound in 2022.

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Le Petit Parisien was not petit, the French word for “small.”

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Then Ella dragged Brigit to the Conjure Creole Creamery, where attendants pulled levers making decadent concretes and malted mischief milkshakes full of pralines and petit fours and pieces of pecan pie.

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I popped a creamy petit four into my mouth.

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As we sampled a series of robust reds — merlot, cabernet sauvignon, a Bordeaux blend and petit verdot — winemaker Bobby Richards passed through, his mind on imminent harvest scheduling.

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