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promontory definition

prom·on·tory (präm′ən tôr′ē)

noun pl. promontories -·ries

  1. a peak of high land that juts out into a body of water; headland
  2. Anat. a prominent part

Etymology: LL promontorium < L promunturium, prob. altered (infl. by mons, mount) < prominere: see prominent

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