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pon·tic
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ˈpɒn
tɪk
/
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pon
-tik
]
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noun
Dentistry.
an artificial tooth in a bridge.
Also called
dummy
.
Origin:
1930–35;
<
Latin
pont-
(stem of
pōns
) bridge +
-ic
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Pon·tic
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ˈpɒn
tɪk
/
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pon
-tik
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adjective
pertaining to the Pontus Euxinus or to Pontus.
Origin:
1470–80;
<
Greek
Pontikós.
See
Pontus
,
-ic
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Pontic
(ˈpɒntɪk)
—
adj
denoting or relating to the Black Sea
[C15: from Latin
Ponticus,
from Greek, from
Pontos
Pontus
]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Medical Dictionary
pontic
pon·tic (pŏn'tĭk)
n.
An artificial tooth on a fixed partial denture.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Till that a capable and wide revenge
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