Look up: Polka

1. polka
   [n] - music performed for dancing the polka 2. [n] - a Bohemian dance with 3 steps and a hop in fast time
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2. Polka
   Pol'ka noun [ Pol. Polka a Polish woman: confer F. & German 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 ...
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3. polka
   noun a Bohemian dance with 3 steps and a hop in fast time
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4. polka
   noun music performed for dancing the polka
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5. Polka
   • (n.) A lively Bohemian or Polish dance tune in 2-4 measure, with the third quaver accented. • (n.) A dance of Polish origin, but now common everywhere. It is performed by two persons in common time.
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6. polka
   lively courtship dance of Bohemian folk origin. It is characterized by three quick steps and a hop and is danced to music in 24 time. The couples ... [2 related articles]
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7. Polka
   (language) 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]. (1995-01-31)
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8. Polka
   The polka is a lively Bohemian folk dance in 2-4 measure, with the third quaver accented.
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9. Polka
   Polka is a variety of apple.
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10. Polka
    Polka is a cultivated variety of potato.
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11. polka
    polka, ballroom dance for couples in 2/4 time. Originated by Bohemian peasants about 1830 from steps of the schottische and other dances, the polka by 1835 reached the drawing rooms of Prague, from which it spread to the capitals of Europe. The modern polka is a mere remnant of a much livelier, more...
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12. polka
    Bohemian dance in quick duple time (2/4). Originating in the 19th century, it became popular throughout Europe. The basic step is a hop followed by three short steps. The polka spread with German immigrants to the USA, becoming a style of Texas country music. It was also used by European composers, including Bedrich Smetana in The Bart...
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13. Polka
    The `polka` is a lively Central European dance and also a genre of dance music familiar throughout Europe and the Americas. It originated in the middle of the 19th century in Bohemia. It is supposed that its characteristic sounds and beats were taken from easily audible noises naturally occurring in...
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