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politesse definition

poli·tesse (päl′i tes′; Fr pō̂ lē tes′)

noun

politeness

Etymology: Fr < It politezza, cleanliness, courtliness < pulito, clean < L politus: see polite

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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