PETTY
\pˈɛti], \pˈɛti], \p_ˈɛ_t_i]\
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inferior in rank or status; "the junior faculty"; "a lowly corporal"; "petty officialdom"; "a subordinate functionary"
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contemptibly narrow in outlook; "petty little comments"; "disgusted with their small-minded pettiness"
By Princeton University
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inferior in rank or status; "the junior faculty"; "a lowly corporal"; "petty officialdom"; "a subordinate functionary"
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contemptibly narrow in outlook; "petty little comments"; "disgusted with their small-minded pettiness"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By James Champlin Fernald
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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international pitch
- the pitch used to tune instruments for concert performances; usually assigns 440 Hz A above middle C