POLITES

Meaning of POLITES in English

[Greek heroic] The son of Priam, renowned for his speed. During the fall of Troy he was killed by Neoptolemus (Iliad II, 791; XIII, 533). A companion of Odysseus (Odyssey X, 224).

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POLITES — ˈpäləˌtēz noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, probably from Greek politēs citizen : a widely distributed genus of skipper butterflies
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POLICE — I. transitive verb (~d; policing) Etymology: in sense 1, from Middle French policier, from ~ conduct of public affairs; in …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
COSMOPOLITE — noun Etymology: New Latin ~s, from Greek kosmopolitēs, from kosmos + politēs citizen Date: circa 1618 a cosmopolitan person or …
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YELLOW SPOT — I. noun Etymology: translation of New Latin macula lutea : macula lutea II. noun Etymology: yellow (I) + spot 1. …
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POLITIC — I. ˈpäləˌtik adjective Etymology: Middle English politik, from Middle French politique, from Latin politicus, from Greek politikos, from politēs citizen …
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POLICE — I. pəˈlēs, pōˈ-, in rapid speech ˈplēs noun ( plural police ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle French, conduct of …
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COSMOPOLITE — I. käzˈmäpəˌlīt noun ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin cosmopolites, from Greek kosmopolitēs, from kosm- cosm- + politēs citizen — …
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POLITARCH — ˈpäləˌtärk noun ( -s ) Etymology: Greek politarchēs, from politēs citizen + -archēs -arch : a municipal magistrate in countries …
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ISOPOLITY — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷+ noun ( -es ) Etymology: Greek isopoliteia, from isopolitēs having equal or reciprocal political rights (from is- + politēs …
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POLITY — /pol"i tee/ , n. , pl. polities . 1. a particular form or system of government: civil polity; ecclesiastical polity. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
COSMOPOLITE — — cosmopolitism , n. /koz mop"euh luyt'/ , n. 1. a person who is cosmopolitan in his or her ideas, …
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CONSTANTINOPOLITAN CREED
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POLICE — I. pə-ˈlēs transitive verb ( po·liced ; po·lic·ing ) Etymology: in sense 1, from Middle French policier, from police conduct …
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POLITIC — adjective Etymology: Middle English politik, from Middle French politique, from Latin politicus, from Greek politikos, from politēs citizen — more …
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COSMOPOLITE — noun Etymology: New Latin cosmopolites, from Greek kosmopolitēs, from kosmos + politēs citizen Date: circa 1618 : a cosmopolitan person …
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POLITIC — ■ adjective (of an action) seeming sensible and judicious in the circumstances. ↘(also ~k ) archaic (of a person) prudent …
Concise Oxford English vocab
COSMOPOLITE — [ kɒz'mɒp(ə)lʌɪt ] ■ noun a cosmopolitan person. Origin C17: from Fr., from Gk kosmopolitēs , from kosmos 'world' + …
Concise Oxford English vocab
POLITIC — [pol.i.tic] adj [ME politik, fr. MF politique, fr. L politicus, fr. Gk politikos, fr. polites citizen--more at police] (15c) 1: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
POLICE — [po.lice] vt po.liced ; po.lic.ing (1589) [in sense 1, fr. MF policier, fr. police conduct of public affairs; in other …
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COSMOPOLITE — [cos.mop.o.lite] n [NL cosmopolites, fr. Gk kosmopolites, fr. kosmos + polites citizen] (ca. 1618): a cosmopolitan person or organism -- …
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POLITY — / ˈpɒləti; NAmE ˈpɑːl-/ noun ( pl. -ies ) ( technical ) 1. [ C ] a society as a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
POLITIC — / ˈpɒlətɪk; NAmE ˈpɑːl-/ adjective ( formal ) ( of actions ) based on good judgement SYN prudent , wise …
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POLICY — / ˈpɒləsi; NAmE ˈpɑːl-/ noun ( pl. -ies ) 1. [ C , U ] policy (on sth) a plan …
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POLICE — / pəˈliːs; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun (often the police ) [ pl. ] an official organization whose …
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POLITIC — pol ‧ i ‧ tic /ˈpɒlətɪk, ˈpɒlɪtɪk $ ˈpɑː-/ BrE AmE adjective formal [ Word Family: noun : ↑ politician …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
POLICE — I. po ‧ lice 1 S1 W1 /pəˈliːs/ BrE AmE noun [plural] [ Date: 1400-1500 ; Language: French ; Origin: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
COSMOPOLITAN — I. cos ‧ mo ‧ pol ‧ i ‧ tan 1 /ˌkɒzməˈpɒlət ə n◂, ˌkɒzməˈpɒlɪt ə n◂ $ ˌkɑːzməˈpɑː-/ BrE …
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POLITY — n. (pl. -ies) 1 a form or process of civil government or constitution. 2 an organized society; a State as …
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