Definition of Pontic

1. a. Of or pertaining to the Pontus, Euxine, or Black Sea.

Definition of Pontic

1. Adjective. Of or relating to the historical Pontus region of Asia Minor or its people. ¹

2. Adjective. Of or pertaining to the Pontus, Euxine, or Black Sea. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Pontic

1. relating to the pons of the brain [adj]

Medical Definition of Pontic

1. An artificial tooth on a fixed partial denture; it replaces the lost natural tooth, restores its functions, and usually occupies the space previously occupied by the natural crown. Synonym: dummy. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pontic

ponopalmosis
ponophobia
ponos
pons
pons asinorum
pons cerebelli
pons hepatis
pons varolii
pont
pontage
pontages
pontal
pontee
pontees
pontes
pontic
ponticular
ponticulin
ponticulus
ponticulus hepatis
ponticulus nasi
ponticulus promontorii
pontie
ponties
pontifex
pontiff
pontiffs
pontific
pontifical
pontificalities

Literary usage of Pontic

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Athenian Tribute Lists by Benjamin D. Meritt (1968)
"CHAPTER IV PERIKLES' Pontic EXPEDITION The expedition of Perikles into the ... this command under Perikles before 440.1 The Pontic expedition, consequently, ..."

2. Universal Pronouncing Dictionary of Biography and Mythology by Joseph Thomas (1901)
"... a native of the Pontic Heraclea, lived about 250 Bc He wrote a " History of Alexander the Great and his Successors," and two other works. ..."

3. Documents Illustrative of the History of the Church by Beresford James Kidd (1920)
"... in him who was overcome, and cast out of Paradise, even in Adam. . . .—LF xlii. 77 sq., 451. No. 73.—Gnosticism of the Pontic School: Marcion, c. ..."

4. The Face of the Earth: (Das Antlitz Der Erde) by Eduard Suess (1904)
"The Pontic lakes. More recent times. Northern immigrants. The latest subsidences. Summary. The Silurian deposits of central and southern Europe differ as a ..."

5. Shakespeare Studies, and Essay on English Dictionaries by Thomas Spencer Baynes, Lewis Campbell (1896)
"Then call me banish'd, I will ne'er refuse A name expressive of the lot I chuse. I would that, exiled to the Pontic shore, ..."

6. The Roman History of Appian of Alexandria by Appianus, of Alexandria Appianus (1899)
"... takes Refuge with Tigranes—Lucullus regulates the Pontic Cities — Demands the Surrender of Mithridates from Tigranes — Marches against Tigranes—Besieges ..."

7. The Journal of Geology by University of Chicago Department of Geology and Paleontology (1905)
"This horizon corresponds to the // horizon of the Pontic stage, ... highest layers of the Pontic (ss) stage, which is in accordance with my observations. ..."

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