pons

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun United States coloratura soprano (born in France) (1904-1976)
noun a band of nerve fibers linking the medulla oblongata and the cerebellum with the midbrain

Borrowed from Latin pōns (“bridge”). Doublet of Pontus.

Pontes Staines Portus Magnus Porchester. — Nicanor - Teller of Tales : A Story of Roman Britain, C. Bryson Taylor
The three selected were Mademoiselle de Pons, Mademoiselle de Chimerault, and Mademoiselle de La Valliere. — In Château Land, Anne Hollingsworth Wharton
"For lack of a Kissing-Bridge I must solve the pons asinorum, I see," said I, imprisoning her hands. — The Reckoning, Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers

Lily Pons, Alice-Josephine Pons

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