pontic

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1. pontic - Noun

2. pontic - Adjective

Meaning

pontic (plural pontics)

A false tooth that forms part of a dental bridge.

pontic (not comparable)

(anatomy) Relating to the pons.

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

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

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When we perpetually allow the practice of genocide and holocaust and consent to the denial of such actions to linger for decades as in the case of the Assyrian, Armenian and Pontic Greek Genocides, we are in essence consenting to denial as a compromise. Denial is not compromise. Rosie Malek-Yonan

Achilles from Leuce island was venerated as Pontarches the lord and master of the Pontic Sea, the protector of sailors and navigation. Source: Internet

But, afterward, near Armenia, Pompey managed to surprise the Pontic army by a daring nocturnal attack and all but destroyed it, leaving the king with no choice but to flee in disarray. Source: Internet

Inscriptions in both alphabets are found in the Pontic steppe and on the banks of the Kama river. Source: Internet

The Eurasian margin, now preserved in the Pontides (the Pontic Mountains along the Black Sea coast), is thought to have been geologically similar to the Western Pacific region today (e.g. Rice et al., 2006). Source: Internet

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