Definition of Polonisms

1. polonism [n] - See also: polonism

Lexicographical Neighbors of Polonisms

poloidal field
poloidal field coil
poloidally
poloids
poloist
poloists
polonaise
polonaises
polonie
polonies
poloniferous
polonise
polonised
polonises
polonism
polonisms (current term)
polonium
polonium-210
poloniums
polonize
polonized
polonizes
polony
polos
poloxalene
poloxalkol
poloxamer
poloxamine
poloxamines
polpettine

Literary usage of Polonisms

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: “a” Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature edited by Hugh Chisholm (1911)
"In its main characteristic Wh. R. approximates to Polish, but this likeness goes deeper than the surface polonisms above referred to, as it falls into its ..."

2. Modern Philology: Its Discoveries, History, and Influence. With Maps by Benjamin Woodbridge Dwight (1865)
"... and has grown up since the union of the Lithuanians with the Poles, and is full of polonisms. The limits of its sway are much narrower than those of ..."

3. Slavonic Literature by William Richard Morfill (1883)
"... but polonisms abound. The Lithuanian Principality, which attained a considerable degree of political importance before its union with Poland, ..."

4. Slavonic literature by William Richard Morfill (1883)
"... but polonisms abound. The Lithuanian Principality, which attained a considerable degree of political importance ..."

5. The Encyclopedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and by Hugh Chisholm (1911)
"In its main characteristic Wh. R. approximates to Polish, but this likeness goes deeper than the surface polonisms above referred to, as it falls into its ..."

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