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police.

police

6 characters3 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/pɔ.lis/

  1. police

    feminine
    Fuyez, la police arrive !

  2. cop (police officer)

    Quebec · colloquial · feminine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Late Latin polītīa (“state, government”), from Ancient Greek πολιτεία (politeía).

noun/pɔ.lis/

  1. policy

    feminine
    police d'assurance

  2. font

    feminine
    police de caractères
    police d'écriture
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Italian polizza.

verb/pɔ.lis/

  1. inflection of policer: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive

    first-person · form-of · indicative · present · singular · subjunctive · third-person

  2. inflection of policer: second-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
Where this word comes from

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