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Definition of politesse noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

politesse

noun
 
/ˌpɒlɪˈtes/
 
/ˌpɑːlɪˈtes/
[uncountable] (from French, literary)
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  1. formal politeness
    Word Originearly 18th cent.: French, from Italian politezza, pulitezza, from pulito ‘polite’.
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