English Explanatory Dictionary

pons asinorum

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A method for finding the middle term of a syllogism in Aristotlean analytics.
  2. An obstacle which will defeat a beginner or foolish person.
  3. A proposition in Euclid stating that the angles at the base of an isoceles triangle are equal.

Word forms

pons asinorum pontes asinorum

Etymology

From New Latin pons asinorum, from Latin pōns (“bridge”) + genitive plural of asinus (“donkey”). Literally, “bridge of donkeys”.

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