- transpontine
- adjective Etymology: trans- + Latin pont-, pons bridge — more at find Date: 1844 1. situated on the farther side of a bridge 2. British situated on the south side of the Thames
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transpontine — [trans pän′tin, trans pän′tīn΄] adj. [< TRANS + L pons (gen. pontis), a bridge: see PONS] 1. on the other side of a bridge 2. south of the Thames in London … English World dictionary
transpontine — adjective a) Of, pertaining to, or situated on the far side of a bridge Such transpontine spectacles are not usually seen in our local theatre b) Of, or pertaining to the sensational melodramas presented on the south side of the Thames in the… … Wiktionary
transpontine — /trans pon tin, tuyn/, adj. 1. across or beyond a bridge. 2. on the southern side of the Thames in London. [1835 45; TRANS + L pont (s. of pons) bridge + INE1] * * * … Universalium
transpontine — [trans pɒntʌɪn, trα:ns , nz ] adjective dated on or from the other side of an ocean, in particular the Atlantic as viewed from Britain; American. Origin C19: from trans + L. pontus sea + ine1 … English new terms dictionary
transpontine — trans·pon·tine … English syllables
transpontine — trans•pon•tine [[t]trænsˈpɒn tɪn, taɪn[/t]] adj. 1) across or beyond a bridge 2) on the southern side of the Thames in London • Etymology: 1835–45; trans + L pont , s. of pōns bridge + ine I … From formal English to slang
transpontine — /trænzˈpɒntaɪn/ (say tranz pontuyn) adjective across or beyond a bridge. {trans + Latin pons bridge + ine1} …
transpontine — a. on the other (i.e. the south) side of the bridges over the Thames; pertaining to or like the lurid melodrama played in theatres there in the 19th century … Dictionary of difficult words
transpontine — adj. on the other side of a bridge, esp. on the south side of the Thames. Etymology: TRANS + L pons pontis bridge … Useful english dictionary
Pons — A specific section of the brain formed by the rounded prominence on the front surface of the brainstem. (The brainstem is the lowest part of the brain that merges with the spinal cord; it consists of a structure called the medulla oblongata, the… … Medical dictionary
