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Definition of: parvenu
(pär′və·n
, -ny) noun
One who has suddenly attained wealth or position beyond his birth or worth, as by accident of fortune; an upstart.
—adjective
1. Being a parvenu.
2. Like or characteristic of a parvenu. [<F, orig., pp. of parvenir arrive <L pervenire]
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