POLONIUS

Meaning of POLONIUS in English

Po ‧ lo ‧ ni ‧ us /pəˈləʊniəs/ BrE AmE

an old man who is the father of ↑ Ophelia and Laertes in the play Hamlet by William ↑ Shakespeare . Hamlet accidentally kills Polonius when Polonius is hiding behind the ‘arras’ (=a sort of thick curtain) .

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012

POLONIUS — noun Date: circa 1601 a garrulous courtier and father of Ophelia and Laertes in Shakespeare's Hamlet
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
POLONIUS — /peuh loh"nee euhs/ , n. the sententious father of Ophelia in Shakespeare's Hamlet.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
POLONIUS — noun Date: circa 1601 : a garrulous courtier and father of Ophelia and Laertes in Shakespeare's Hamlet
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
POLONIUS — [Po.lo.ni.us] n: a garrulous courtier and father of Ophelia and Laertes in Shakespeare's Hamlet
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POLONIUS — councillor to the king and the father of Ophelia and Laertes in Shakespeare's tragedy Hamlet. Polonius' meddlesome and garrulous nature …
Britannica English vocabulary
POLONIUS — Polonius BrE AmE pə ˈləʊn i‿əs AmE \ -ˈloʊn-
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
POLONIUS — Pronunciation: p ə - ' l ō -n ē - ə s Function: noun Date: circa 1601 : a garrulous …
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OPHELIA — noun Date: circa 1601 the daughter of Polonius in Shakespeare's Hamlet
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LAERTES — noun Etymology: Latin, from Greek Laertēs Date: circa 1565 the father of Odysseus in Greek mythology, the son of Polonius …
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CRONYN, HUME AND JESSICA TANDY — born July 18, 1911, London, Ont., Can. died June 15, 2003, Fairfield, Conn., U.S. born June 7, 1909, London, Eng. …
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POLONIAN — I. pəˈlōnēən adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Medieval Latin Polonia Poland + English -an archaic : polish a Polonian Jew …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OPHELIA — noun Date: circa 1601 : the daughter of Polonius in Shakespeare's Hamlet
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LAERTES — noun Etymology: Latin, from Greek Laertēs Date: circa 1565 1. : the father of Odysseus in Greek mythology 2. : …
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OPHELIA — [Ophe.lia] n: the daughter of Polonius in Shakespeare's Hamlet
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LAERTES — [La.er.tes] n [L, fr. Gk Laertes] 1: the father of Odysseus in Greek mythology 2: the son of Polonius and …
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ZOLKOWSKI, ALOJZY FORTUNAT — born Nov. 2, 1777, near Nowogrdek, Pol. [now Novogrudok, Belarus] died Sept. 11, 1822, Warsaw, Russian Poland also called Fortunat …
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SHCHUKIN, BORIS VASILEVICH — born April 17 [April 5, Old Style], 1894, Moscow, Russia died Oct. 7, 1939, Moscow Russian stage and motion-picture actor, …
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OPHELIA — daughter of Polonius, sister to Laertes, and rejected lover of Hamlet in Shakespeare's tragedy Hamlet. Ophelia is a symbol of …
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LAERTES — the son of Polonius and brother of Ophelia, who serves as a foil to Prince Hamlet in William Shakespeare's Hamlet. …
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FYFFE, WILL — born 1885, Dundee, Scot. died Dec. 14, 1947, St. Andrews, Fife Scottish actor, music-hall entertainer, and pantomimist, one of the …
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CRONYN, HUME; AND TANDY, JESSICA — born July 18, 1911, London, Ont., Can. born June 7, 1909, London, Eng. died Sept. 11, 1994, Easton, Conn., U.S. …
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EXIT — I. ex ‧ it 1 S3 /ˈeɡzət, ˈeɡzɪt, ˈeksət/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: Latin ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SHINY — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES glossy/shiny ▪ She combed her hair until it was all glossy. shiny ▪ This type …
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EASY — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bit better/older/easier etc ▪ I feel a bit better now. a simple/easy matter …
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COLLAPSE — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a business collapses/fails (= stops operating ) ▪ 35% of small businesses fail in …
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CRONYN, HUME AND JESSICA TANDY — born July 18, 1911, London, Ont., Can. died June 15, 2003, Fairfield, Conn., U.S. born June 7, 1909, London, Eng. …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
TEACHER — Synonyms and related words : Aaronic priesthood, Dutch uncle, Melchizedek priesthood, Polonius, Seventy, admonisher, adviser, advisor, apostle, backseat driver, bishop, …
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ORIENTER — Synonyms and related words : Dutch uncle, Polonius, admonisher, adviser, backseat driver, buttinsky, confidant, consultant, counsel, counselor, expert, guide, instructor, …
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NESTOR — Synonyms and related words : Dutch uncle, Polonius, admonisher, adviser, backseat driver, buttinsky, confidant, consultant, counsel, counselor, expert, guide, instructor, …
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