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Definition of: petit

(petē) adjective
Small; lesser; minor; trivial: used in legal phrases: petit larceny: also spelled petty. [<OF, small,? <Celtic pit something pointed, thin]

Definition of: Petit

(pə·tē), Alexis Thérèse,
1791–1820, French physicist. See DULONG AND PETIT'S LAW.

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