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Polonese

Pō'lo-nēse', n.

noun

n. [Written also Polonese and Polonaise.]

Sense 1. The Polish language.

Sense 2. A robe, or dress, adopted from the Poles, worn by ladies.

Sense 3. A musical movement of three crotchets in a bar, with the rhythmical cæsura on the last; also, a dance adapted to such music; a polacca.

Pō'lo-nēse', a. & n.

adjectivenoun

(91), a. & n. See POLONAISE.