"polite society" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} polite society (uncountable)
  1. The elite or upper crust of society. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Collectives Translations (elite or upper crust of society): bel mondo [masculine] (Italian)
    Sense id: en-polite_society-en-noun-aWjGAyhb Disambiguation of Collectives: 73 27 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 63 37 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 80 20 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 86 14 Disambiguation of 'elite or upper crust of society': 87 13
  2. That portion of society that is especially concerned with etiquette, proper behavior, and politeness. Tags: uncountable Translations (portion of society concerned with etiquette and proper behavior): bel mondo [masculine] (Italian)
    Sense id: en-polite_society-en-noun-ZrmOZi~J Disambiguation of 'portion of society concerned with etiquette and proper behavior': 27 73

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