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Definition of plica polonica - 4 dictionary results

pli⋅ca

  [plahy-kuh]
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–noun, plural pli⋅cae  [plahy-see, -kee] .
1. Zoology, Anatomy. a fold or folding.
2. Also called pli⋅ca po⋅lon⋅i⋅ca  [puh-lon-i-kuh] . Pathology. a matted, filthy condition of the hair, caused by disease, vermin, etc.
3. (in medieval music) a vertical mark attached to a neume, standing for an interpolated melodic ornament.
Origin:
1675–85; < ML: a fold, back formation from L plicāre to fold, ply 2

Related forms:
plical, adjective
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Main Entry: pli·ca
Pronunciation: 'plI-k&
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural pli·cae /-"kE, -"sE/
: afold or folded part; especially : a groove or fold of skin

Main Entry: plica po·lon·i·ca
Pronunciation: -p&-'län-i-k&
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural plicaepo·lon·i·cae /-i-"sE/
: a state of the hair in which it becomes twisted, matted, and crusted, usually as a result of neglect, filth, and infestation byvermin
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plica pli·ca (plī'kə)
n. pl. pli·cae (-kē)

  1. A fold or ridge, as of skin or membrane.

  2. See false membrane.

pli'cal adj.

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