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poli- meaning in English

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pólipo noun
{m}

polyp [polyps](growth)
noun
[UK: ˈpɒ.lɪp] [US: ˈpɑː.ləp]

polipódio noun
{m}

polypody(any fern of the genus Polypodium, see also: polypod)
noun
[UK: ˈpɒ.lɪ.pə.dɪ] [US: ˈpɑː.liːpo.ʊ.diː]

poliporo noun
{m}

bracket fungus(fungus of the family Polyporaceae)
noun

políptico noun
{m}

polyptych(a work consisting of multiple painted or carved panels joined together)
noun
[UK: pˈɒlɪptˌɪtʃ] [US: pˈɑːlɪptˌɪtʃ]

poliptoto noun
{m}

polyptoton(stylistic scheme)
noun

poliqueta noun
{f}

polychete(annelids of the class Polychaeta)
noun

polir verb

burnish [burnished, burnishing, burnishes](to make (something, such as a surface) bright, shiny, and smooth by, or (by extension) as if by, rubbing, see also: polish; shine)
verb
[UK: ˈbɜː.nɪʃ] [US: ˈbɝː.ˌnɪʃ]

grind [ground, ground, grinding, grinds](to shape with the force of friction)
verb
[UK: ɡraɪnd] [US: ˈɡraɪnd]

polish [polished, polishing, polishes](make a surface smooth or shiny)
verb
[UK: ˈpɒl.ɪʃ] [US: ˈpɑːl.ɪʃ]

shine [shone, shone, shining, shines](to polish)
verb
[UK: ʃaɪn] [US: ˈʃaɪn]

pólis noun
{f}

polis [poleis](a city or city-state)
noun
[UK: ˈpoləs] [US: ˈpoləs]

polissema noun
{m}

polyseme(word/phrase with multiple meanings)
noun

polissemia noun
{f}

polysemy(ability to have multiple meanings)
noun
[UK: ˈpɒ.lɪ.siː.mɪ] [US: ˈpɑː.liː.ˌsiː.miː]

polissemicamente adverb

polysemically(in a polysemic manner)
adverb

polissémico adjective

polysemous(having multiple meanings)
adjective
[UK: pˌɒlɪsˈeməs] [US: pˌɑːlɪsˈeməs]

polissêmico adjective

polysemous(having multiple meanings)
adjective
[UK: pˌɒlɪsˈeməs] [US: pˌɑːlɪsˈeməs]

polissilábico adjective

polysyllabic(having more than one syllable)
adjective
[UK: ˌpɒ.lɪ.sɪ.ˈlæ.bɪk] [US: ˌpɒ.lɪ.sɪ.ˈlæ.bɪk]

polissílabo adjective

polysyllabic(having more than one syllable)
adjective
[UK: ˌpɒ.lɪ.sɪ.ˈlæ.bɪk] [US: ˌpɒ.lɪ.sɪ.ˈlæ.bɪk]

polissíndeto noun
{m}

polysyndeton(the use of many conjunctions to achieve an overwhelming effect in a sentence)
noun

polissintético adjective

polysyntheticadjective
[UK: pˌɒlɪsɪnθˈetɪk] [US: pˌɑːlɪsɪnθˈeɾɪk]

politburo noun
{m}

politburo(governing council and chief policymaking body of a Marxist-Leninist political system)
noun
[UK: ˈpɒ.lɪt.bjʊə.rəʊ] [US: ˈpɑː.lət.ˌbjʊro.ʊ]

politeísmo noun
{m}

polytheism(belief in the existence of multiple gods)
noun
[UK: ˈpɒ.lɪ.θiːɪ.zəm] [US: ˈpɑː.lə.θi.ˌɪ.zəm]

politeísta adjective

polytheistic(of or relating to polytheism)
adjective
[UK: ˌpɒ.lɪ.θiː.ˈɪ.stɪk] [US: ˌpɑː.lə.θi.ˈɪ.stɪk]

politeísta noun
{m} {f}

polytheist [polytheists](believer in polytheism)
noun
[UK: pˈɒlɪθˌiːɪst] [US: pˈɑːlɪθˌiːɪst]

política verb
{f}

politics(a methodology and activities associated with running a government)
verb
[UK: ˈpɒ.lɪ.tɪks] [US: ˈpɑː.lə.ˌtɪks]

política noun
{f}

policy [policies](principle of conduct)
noun
[UK: ˈpɒ.lə.si] [US: ˈpɑː.lə.si]

politician [politicians](one engaged in politics)
noun
[UK: ˌpɒ.lɪ.ˈtɪʃ.n̩] [US: ˌpɑː.lə.ˈtɪʃ.n̩]

política de avestruz noun
{f}

ostrich politics(evasive style of politics)
noun

política de privacidade noun
{f}

privacy policy(statement detailing policies that an organization uses to collect information about users)
noun
[UK: ˈprɪ.və.si ˈpɒ.lə.si] [US: ˈpraɪ.və.si ˈpɑː.lə.si]

política do filho único noun
{f}

one-child policy(a policy of population control)
noun

política estrangeira noun
{f}

foreign policy(government's policy)
noun
[UK: ˈfɒ.rən ˈpɒ.lə.si] [US: ˈfɔː.rən ˈpɑː.lə.si]

política externa noun
{f}

foreign affairs(policy)
noun
[UK: ˈfɒ.rən ə.ˈfeəz] [US: ˈfɔː.rən ə.ˈferz]

política interna noun
{f}

domestic policy(government's policy)
noun

politicagem noun
{f}

politicking(act of engaging in politics)
noun
[UK: ˈpɒ.lɪ.tɪkɪŋ] [US: ˈpɑː.lə.ˌtɪkɪŋ]

politicamente adverb

politically(in a political manner)
adverb
[UK: pə.ˈlɪ.tɪk.l̩i] [US: pə.ˈlɪ.tɪk.ə.li]

politicamente correta adjective
{f}

politically correct(avoiding offense, selectively)
adjective

politicamente correto noun
{m}

political correctness(being politically correct)
noun
[UK: pə.ˈlɪ.tɪk.l̩ kə.ˈrekt.nəs] [US: pə.ˈlɪ.tək.l̩ kə.ˈrekt.nəs]

politicamente correto adjective
{m}

politically correct(avoiding offense, selectively)
adjective

politicamente incorreta adjective
{f}

politically incorrect(not politically correct)
adjective

politicamente incorreto adjective
{m}

politically incorrect(not politically correct)
adjective

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