pontine
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 9
- Words With Friends
- 12
- Letters
- 7
/ˈpɑnˌtaɪn/
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/ˈpɑnˌtaɪn/ · /ˈpɑnˌtiːn/
Definition of pontine
4 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
adj
- (not-comparable)Of or relating to a bridge or bridges.
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adj
- (not-comparable)Of or relating to a bridge or bridges.
- (not-comparable)Of or pertaining to the pons in the brain stem.
- 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.
- Pertaining to Ponza, an island in the Tyrrhenian Sea
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Etymology
Latin Pontinus or Pomptinus, an appellation given to a district in Latium, near Pometia.
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