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promontory

Pronunciation: /ˈpɹɒm.ən.tɹi/

The English word “promontory” has 3 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A high point of land extending into a body of water, headland; cliff.
  2. A projection on the sacrum.
  3. A rounded elevation in the tympanum of the ear.

Etymology

From Medieval Latin prōmontōrium, from prōmineō, from prō- + *mineō (“to project or jut”, from Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to stand out”)) + -tōrium (“place”).

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