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Polonius


Po·lo·ni·us

noun \pə-ˈlō-nē-əs\

Definition of POLONIUS

: a garrulous courtier and father of Ophelia and Laertes in Shakespeare's Hamlet

First Known Use of POLONIUS

circa 1601

Rhymes with POLONIUS

Antonius, erroneous, euphonious, felonious, harmonious, Petronius, Suetonius, symphonious

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