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pons asinorum
pons Varolii
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Ponta Delgada
Pontchartrain, Lake
pontes
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Pontifex Maximus
pontiff
pontifical
Pontifical Mass
pontificate
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pontiff
pon·tiff [ póntif ] (plural pon·tiffs)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. Roman Catholic pope: the head of the Roman Catholic Church and bishop of Rome
2. ancient hist religion 
Same as  pontifex
[Late 16th century Via French< Latin pontifex (see pontifex)]
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