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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

POLLY

POLLY Pol "ly, n.

 

Defn: A woman's name; also, a popular name for a parrot.

 

POLLYWOG

POLLYWOG Pol "ly *wog, n. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: A polliwig.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

polly

polly |ˈpɒli |(also pollie ) ▶noun ( pl. pollies ) Austral. /NZ informal a politician. ORIGIN 1960s: abbreviation.

 

Pollyanna

Pol ly an na |ˌpälēˈanə ˌpɑliˈænə | ▶noun an excessively cheerful or optimistic person. DERIVATIVES Pol ly an na ish |-iSH |adjective, Pol ly an na ism |-ˌizəm |noun ORIGIN early 20th cent.: the name of the optimistic heroine created by Eleanor Hodgman Porter (1868 –1920 ), American author of children's stories.

 

pollywog

pol ly wog |ˈpɑliˌwɔɡ | ▶noun variant spelling of polliwog.

 

Oxford Dictionary

polly

polly |ˈpɒli |(also pollie ) ▶noun ( pl. pollies ) Austral. /NZ informal a politician. ORIGIN 1960s: abbreviation.

 

Pollyanna

Polly |anna |pɒlɪˈanə | ▶noun an excessively cheerful or optimistic person. DERIVATIVES Pollyannaish adjective, Pollyannaism noun ORIGIN early 20th cent.: the name of the optimistic heroine created by Eleanor Hodgman Porter (1868 –1920 ), American author of children's stories.

 

pollywog

polly |wog ▶noun variant spelling of polliwog.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

Polly

Pol ly /pɑ́li |pɔ́l -/名詞 ポリー 〘女の名; Maryの愛称 〙.

 

Pollyanna

Pol ly an na /pɑ̀liǽnə |pɔ̀l -/〖同名の小説の主人公から 〗名詞 C 〖通例単数形で 〗極端な楽天家 .