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politesse
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun politesse has 1 sense
- politesse(n = noun.attribute) chivalry, gallantry - courtesy towards women; Array is a kind of courtesy, good manners
OXFORD DICTIONARY
politesse, n. formal politeness.
Etymology
F f. It. politezza, pulitezza f. pulito polite
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