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PROLETARIAT(E)

\pɹə͡ʊltˈe͡əɹɪˌat ˈiː], \pɹə‍ʊltˈe‍əɹɪˌat ˈiː], \p_ɹ_əʊ_l_t_ˈeə_ɹ_ɪ__ˌa_t__ ˈiː]\

Definitions of PROLETARIAT(E)

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(Rom. Hist.; & mod., often contempt.) lowest class of community; (Pol. Econ.) indigent wage-earners, labouring classes. [French]

1919 - The concise Oxford dictionary of current English
By Sir Augustus Henry

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