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Feb 12, 2012
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pon•tiff



Pronunciation: (pon'tif), [key]
—n.
1. any pontifex.
2. any high or chief priest.
3. Eccles.
a. a bishop.
b. the Roman Catholic pope, the Bishop of Rome.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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