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adj
Of or relating to a bridge or bridges.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: architecture
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adj
Of or pertaining to the pons in the brain stem.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: anatomy, medicine, neuroanatomy, neurology, neuroscience, sciences
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adj
Of or relating to the Pontine Marshes, a formerly extensive swampy area between Rome and Naples. The area has since been drained and reclaimed and is today mostly used for agriculture.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adj
Pertaining to Ponza, an island in the Tyrrhenian Sea
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
Latin Pontinus or Pomptinus, an appellation given to a district in Latium, near Pometia.
From Latin Pontia + -ine.
