English Dictionary: polka | by the DICT Development Group |
3 results for polka | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Polka \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. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Polka language, built on top of {Parlog}. ["Polka: A Parlog Object-Oriented Language", Andrew Davison, TR, Parlog Group, Imperial College, London 1988]. (1995-01-31) |