Meaning of POLKA
| Pronunciation: | | 'powlku
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 WordNet Dictionary |
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- [n] a Bohemian dance with 3 steps and a hop in fast time
- [n] music performed for dancing the polka
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POLKA is a 5 letter word that starts with P. |
| | See Also: | | ballroom music, dance music, danceroom music, folk dance, folk dancing | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Pol"ka\, n. [Pol. Polka a Polish woman: cf. F. & G.
polka.]
1. A dance of Polish origin, but now common everywhere. It is
performed by two persons in common time.
2. (Mus.) A lively Bohemian or Polish dance tune in 2-4
measure, with the third quaver accented.
{Polka jacket}, a kind of knit jacket worn by women.
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| Computing Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | An object-oriented parallel logic programming language, built on top of parlog. ["Polka: A Parlog Object-Oriented Language", Andrew Davison, TR, Parlog Group, Imperial College, London 1988]. |
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