Used in a Sentence

petit

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for petit.

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Is this a new application separate to Petit or will this be an update for Petit I wonder...

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Definitions4
Parts of speech2

Quick take

A surname.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of petit gathered in one view.

noun

A surname.

adjective

Petty, in its various senses:

noun

(printing, dated, French and German contexts) Synonym of brevier.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for petit.

noun

A surname.

adjective

Petty, in its various senses:

noun

(printing, dated, French and German contexts) Synonym of brevier.

adjective

(now uncommon, of size) Petite: small, little.

Example sentences

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Is this a new application separate to Petit or will this be an update for Petit I wonder...

2

It may be that a decent prosecutor could get a petit jury to convict a eunuch of rape.

3

Under your proposal, petit-torts would never be subject to class action suits since the lawyers would never make money.

4

Remember that there is a huge difference in the functions of a grand and a petit jury.

5

This one's a proper 3DS application, whereas Petit Computer is a DSi application that was carried over to the 3DS eShop.

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At the very least, its predecessor, Petit Computer, is currently available on the US eShop.

7

Not gonna happen, except in the greed fantasies of a few petit bourgeosie.

8

They carry pastries from a great local French bakery named Le Petit Outre.

9

From the screenshots though this looks like the same interface as Petit Computer.

10

If the 10 jacket thief had stolen zero jackets then there'd be no way that he'd be fighting a grand vs petit larceny charge.

11

The author specifically flags it as a quick hack: > Voici un petit hack, résultat d'une après-midi de code: le code civil sous Git.

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Incidentally, for those who are interested, this is actually a newer version of Petit Computer for the DSi, which is also on the 3DS eShop.

Quote examples

1

I've always found "Philippe Petit" and "Man on Wire" interesting.

2

The author mention he did it in an afternoon of code, so it's definitely not manually generated: "Voici un petit hack, résultat d'une après-midi de code" I do agree that the technical details would be interesting.

Proper noun examples

1

Rory McTurk), The Zoo Father by Pascale Petit, and Black Cat Bone by John Burnside.

2

Petit Computer has a function that allows you to share via QR code.

3

I have the DSi version (Petit Computer) on my 3DS just now, you can have way more than four files.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use petit in a sentence?

Is this a new application separate to Petit or will this be an update for Petit I wonder...

What does petit mean?

A surname.

What part of speech is petit?

petit is commonly used as noun, adjective.