cispontine

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English

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Etymology

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From cis- +‎ Latin pōns.

Adjective

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cispontine (not comparable)

  1. On this side of the bridge (or bridges).
    Antonym: transpontine
    • 1882, The Theatre: A Monthly Review and Magazine, page 35:
      Blood and thunder melodrama was once transpontine : it is now cispontine. It has crossed the Thames, and come over the bridges.

Usage notes

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  • In London, refers to the parts north of the Thames.

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