"ponent" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈpəʊnənt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ponent.wav
Etymology: Borrowed from Italian ponente (“west”), ultimately from pōnēns, present participle of pōnō (“to place”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*tḱey-}}, {{bor|en|it|ponente||west}} Italian ponente (“west”) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} ponent (not comparable)
  1. Pertaining to the west, westerly. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-ponent-en-adj-y07AemF4

Noun

IPA: /ˈpəʊnənt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ponent.wav Forms: ponents [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Italian ponente (“west”), ultimately from pōnēns, present participle of pōnō (“to place”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*tḱey-}}, {{bor|en|it|ponente||west}} Italian ponente (“west”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} ponent (plural ponents)
  1. The west; the area of the setting sun. Synonyms: occident, west
    Sense id: en-ponent-en-noun-lwCoSA7c Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 67 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 8 0 42 4 4 42
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