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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a petit" is not correct in English.
It seems to be a misspelling or misinterpretation of the French term "à petit," which means "small" or "little."
Example: "She ordered a petit dessert after her meal."
Alternatives: "a small" or "a little".
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"It has always been there," says an unconcerned Debbie Bourdelle, in the local hairdressers, Coiffure A Petit Prix.
The smooth-coated Brussels griffon is called a petit Brabançon.
It was like the sugary glaze of a petit four.
A petit jury then determines guilt or innocence.
A Petit Hameau for the prep school set could work.
America is in some ways a petit guignol version of Italy.
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Yes, she wanted to lie in a petit-point chair.
Here again, a minor work by a petit-maître multiplied the high estimate six-fold.
"I have no intention of becoming a petit-bourgeois like yourself.
She was born in Bois Colombe, a petit-bourgeois suburb of Paris.
Art critics long saw him as a petit-maître indulging in a colorful decorative interpretation of Cubism.
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