| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | pon·tiff |
| PRONUNCIATION: | p n t f |
| NOUN: | 1a. The pope. b. A bishop. 2. A pontifex. | | ETYMOLOGY: | French pontife, from Old French pontif, from Latin pontifex, pontifex. See pent- in Appendix I.
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