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51pon|der|a|ble — «PON duhr uh buhl», adjective. that can be weighed or considered; appreciable: »Not all the advantages of a good education are ponderable …
52pon|de|ro|sa pine — «PON duh ROH suh», a pine tree of western North America that grows to great size, valuable as a lumber source; western yellow pine. ╂[< New Latin ponderosa the species name < Latin ponderōsus ponderous] …
53pon|der|os|i|ty — «PON duh ROS uh tee», noun. a ponderous character or quality …
54pon|gee — «pon JEE», noun. 1. a kind of soft silk, usually left in natural brownish yellow color. The thread for it is obtained from the cocoon of a silkworm native to China. 2. a similar cloth of cotton or rayon, or of dyed silk. ╂[< Chinese (Mandarin) …
55pon|gid — «PON jihd», adjective, noun. –adj. of or having to do with the anthropoid apes most closely related to man, such as the chimpanzee. –n. a pongid ape. ╂[< New Latin Pongidae the ape family < Pongo the typical genus < a native name in… …
56pon|iard — «PON yuhrd», noun, verb. –n. a short, slender dagger: »She speaks poniards and every word stabs (Shakespeare). –v.t. to kill or wound by stabbing with a poniard: »We could have poniarded these geese by touch, but we could not pistol them… …
57pon|tal — «PON tuhl», adjective. of or having to do with a bridge or bridges. ╂[< Latin pōns, pontis bridge + English al1] …
58pon|ti|cel|lo — «PON tuh CHEHL oh», noun, plural los. the bridge of a stringed musical instrument. ╂[< Italian ponticello (diminutive) < ponte bridge < Latin pōns, pontis] …
59Pon|tic — «PON tihk», adjective. of or having to do with Pontus or the Black Sea, or with Pontus, an ancient country south of it. ╂[< Latin Ponticus < Greek Pontikós < póntos sea, especially, the Black Sea] …
60pon|ti|fex — «PON tuh fehks», noun, plural tif|i|ces. 1. a member of the principal college of priests in ancient Rome, not in the service of any particular god. The chief pontifex (pontifex maximus) was the highest religious authority of the state. 2. the… …
