Polites

name, verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    third-person singular simple present indicative of polite form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    plural of Polite form-of, plural

Synonyms

All synonyms
civilcourteousaffableattentivecomplaisantgenteel

Example

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"See, now, Polites, one of Priam's sons, / scarce slipt from Pyrrhus' butchery, and lame, / through foes, through darts, along the cloisters runs / and empty courtyards."

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