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polygon [ˈpɒlıgən] N MATH

▶ polygonal [pəˈlıgənəl] ADJ

polio [ˈpəʊlıəʊ] N inf

polio → poliomyelitis

See also poliomyelitis

poliomyelitis [ˈpəʊlıəʊˌmaıəˈlaıtıs], polio inf N MED

pollen [ˈpɒlən] N

Polaris [pəˈlɑːrıs] N ASTRON

polarity [pəʊˈlærıtı] N

1. polarity:

polarize, polarise [ˈpəʊləraız] VB trans, intr

▶ polarization [ˌpəʊləˈraızeıʃən] N

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
Everybody who figures in their dramatic universe is a buffoon, a poltroon or a dupe; some manage to score in more than one of those categories.
news.nationalpost.com
Flakes and felons, the mighty and the minion, pedants and poltroons: a rogue's gallery of rascals, rotters and reprobates.
www.thestar.com
No town needs to waste its time arguing with or worrying about the snipers, snarlers, pettifoggers and cheap poltroons in its midst.
countylive.ca
He knows this side of politics -- the poltroons, the fixers, the back-room boys.
www.newyorker.com

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