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61pon|tiff — «PON tihf», noun. 1. = pope. (Cf. ↑pope) 2. a bishop. 3. a chief priest or high priest. 4. a member of the principal college of priests in ancient Rome; pontifex. ╂[< Middle French pontife, learned borrowing from Latin pontifex. See etym. of… …
62pon|tif|i|ca|tion — «pon TIHF uh KAY shuhn», noun. 1. the act of pontificating: »[A] study of a question that has recently been a subject for much pontification but very little analysis (Economist). 2. something said or written in a pompous manner …
63pon|tif|i|ces — «pon TIHF uh seez», noun. plural of pontifex …
64pon|til — «PON tuhl», noun. = punty. (Cf. ↑punty) …
65pon|tine — «PON tyn, tihn», adjective. of or having to do with the pons …
66Pon|to|caine — «PON tuh kayn», noun. Trademark. tetracaine hydrochloride …
67pon|to|nier — «PON tuh NIHR», noun. a soldier or officer in charge of bridge equipment or the building of pontoon bridges. ╂[< French pontonnier < ponton; see etym. under pontoon1 (Cf. ↑pontoon)] …
68pon|ton — «PON tuhn», noun. U.S. Army. pontoon1 (def. 1). ╂[< French ponton] …
69Pon Sivapalan — was a Sri Lankan politician.Sivapalan succeeded Sarojini Yogeswaran as mayor of Jaffna after she was assassinated in 1998 by the LTTE. Like Yogeswaran, Sivapalan belonged to the Tamil United Liberation Front. He too was assassinated, on September …
70pon|gyi — «POHN jee, PUHN », noun. a Buddhist priest or monk in Burma. Also, phongyi. ╂[< Burmese hpōngyī < hpōn glory + kyī great] …
