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pons asinorum
pons as·i·no·rum [ pònz assə náwrəm ] (plural pons as·i·no·rums)


noun 
Definition:
 
difficult proposition: a proposition or problem that is especially difficult for an inexperienced person to understand
[< Latin, "bridge of asses"]
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