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