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pons· asi·no·rum (pänz′ as′i nō′rəm)
- Geom. the fifth proposition of the first book of Euclid (that the base angles of an isosceles triangle are equal)
- any problem hard for beginners
Etymology: ModL, lit., bridge of asses
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