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patrician
adjective
noun
Belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy
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pətɹˈɪʃən
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adjective
Belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy
“An aristocratic family”
adjective
Befitting a person of noble origin
“A patrician nose”
noun
A member of the aristocracy
noun
A person of refined upbringing and manners
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An aristocratic family
Aristocratic Bostonians
Aristocratic government
A blue family
Blue blood
A patrician nose
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