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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Parvenu

· Par·ve·nu · IPA /ˈpɑɹ.və.nju/

01 n. An upstart; a man newly risen into notice.

[F., prop. p. p. of parvenir to attain to, to succeed, to rise to high station, L. pervenire to come to; per through + venire to come. See Par, prep., and Come.]

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An upstart; a man newly risen into notice.

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