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prom·on·tory (präm′ən tôr′ē)
noun pl. promontories -·ries
- a peak of high land that juts out into a body of water; headland
- Anat. a prominent part
Etymology: LL promontorium < L promunturium, prob. altered (infl. by mons, mount) < prominere: see prominent
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