"pons asinorum" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pontes asinorum [plural]
Etymology: From New Latin pons asinorum, from Latin pōns (“bridge”) + genitive plural of asinus (“donkey”). Literally, “bridge of donkeys”. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la-new|pons asinorum}} New Latin pons asinorum, {{der|en|la|pōns||bridge}} Latin pōns (“bridge”), {{m-g|bridge of donkeys}} “bridge of donkeys”, {{lit|bridge of donkeys}} Literally, “bridge of donkeys” Head templates: {{en-noun|pontes asinorum|nolinkhead=1}} pons asinorum (plural pontes asinorum)
  1. (logic) A method for finding the middle term of a syllogism in Aristotlean analytics. Categories (topical): Logic
    Sense id: en-pons_asinorum-en-noun-pOZdzshY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Medieval Latin, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 74 5 21 Disambiguation of Medieval Latin: 18 15 15 20 16 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 36 3 10 34 14 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 41 2 6 40 9 2 Topics: human-sciences, logic, mathematics, philosophy, sciences
  2. An obstacle which will defeat a beginner or foolish person.
    Sense id: en-pons_asinorum-en-noun-lm9eJndo Categories (other): Medieval Latin Disambiguation of Medieval Latin: 18 15 15 20 16 16
  3. (geometry) A proposition in Euclid stating that the angles at the base of an isoceles triangle are equal. Categories (topical): Geometry
    Sense id: en-pons_asinorum-en-noun--TXbUJ3~ Categories (other): Medieval Latin Disambiguation of Medieval Latin: 18 15 15 20 16 16 Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences

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