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polonaise

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1. polonaise - Noun

2. polonaise - Adjective

3. polonaise - Verb

4. Polonaise - Proper noun

Meaning

Of or pertaining to the Poles, or to Poland.

The Polish language.

An article of dress for women, consisting of a body and an outer skirt in one piece.

A stately Polish dance tune, in 3-4 measure, beginning always on the beat with a quaver followed by a crotchet, and closing on the beat after a strong accent on the second beat; also, a dance adapted to such music; a polacca.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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Tchaikovsky also used the polonaise frequently, the dance being a musical code for the Romanov dynasty and a symbol of Russian patriotism. Source: Internet

Rangoni convinces the Pretender to hide as the Polish nobles emerge from the castle dancing a polonaise (Polonaise). Source: Internet

His system was published by the Polish general J. Bem, under the title Exposé général de la méthode mnémonique polonaise, perfectionnée à Paris (Paris, 1839). Source: Internet

His next work, a polonaise in A-flat major of 1821, dedicated to Żywny, is his earliest surviving musical manuscript. Source: Internet

The, presumably very thin, Kielce students have previously set a record for the most people dancing a Polonaise in one place. Source: Internet

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