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politesse
[
pol-i-
tes
;
Fr.
paw-lee-
tes
]
pol·i·tesse
/
ˌpɒl
ɪˈtɛs
;
Fr.
pɔ
liˈtɛs
/
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[
pol-i-
tes
;
Fr.
paw-lee-
tes
]
Show IPA
noun
formal politeness; courtesy.
Origin:
1710–20;
<
French:
orig. clean or polished state <
Italian
politezza,
variant of
pulitezza
(derivative of
polito
polite
)
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politesse
(ˌpɒlɪˈtɛs)
—
n
formal or genteel politeness
[C18: via French from Italian
politezza,
ultimately from Latin
polīre
to
polish
]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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