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petit

adjective pet·it \ˈpe-tē\

Definition of PETIT

:  petty 1 —used chiefly in legal compounds
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Origin of PETIT

Middle English, small, minor, from Anglo-French, small
First Known Use: 14th century

Rhymes with PETIT

Getty, jetty, netty, petty, sweaty, yeti

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16 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. petit
  2. petit battement
  3. petit bourgeois
  4. petit cape
  5. petit four
  6. petit juror
  7. petit jury
  8. petit larceny
  9. petit-maître
  10. petit mal
  11. Petit-Nègre
  12. petit point
  13. petit sergeanty
  14. petit treason
  15. law of Dulong and Petit
  16. ense petit placidam sub libertate quietem
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