Polka

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A lively dance originating in Bohemia and performed by couples.
  • n. Music for this dance, having duple meter.
  • verb-intransitive. To dance the polka.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A lively dance originating in Bohemia.
  • n. The music for this dance.
  • v. To dance the polka.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A dance of Polish origin, but now common everywhere. It is performed by two persons in common time.
  • n. A lively Bohemian or Polish dance tune in 2-4 measure, with the third quaver accented.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A lively round dance which originated in Bohemia about 1830, and was soon after introduced into Austria, France, and England, where it immediately attained a remarkable popularity.
  • n. Music for such a dance or in its rhythm, which is duple, and marked by a capricious accent on the second beat, frequently followed by a rest.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. dance a polka
  • n. music performed for dancing the polka
  • n. a Bohemian dance with 3 steps and a hop in fast time
  • Verb Form
    polkaed    polkaing    polkas   
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