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polony

adj · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /pəˈloʊni/

1

adj

Meaning 1

Polish (especially of shoes).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical, not-comparable, obsolete

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2

noun

Meaning 2

A kind of sausage made of meat that has been only partly cooked.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

noun

Meaning 3

Alternative form of palone.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative

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4

noun

Meaning 4

A cluster of polymers produced by clonal amplification of DNA.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biotechnology, engineering, medicine, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

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5

noun

Meaning 5

another name for Bologna sausage

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: bologna, Bologna sausage

History

Etymology

A corruption of bologna.

Variant form of Polari palone.

Blend of polymerase + colony.