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pons as·i·no·rum (pŏnzʹ ăs'ə-nôrʹəm, -nōrʹəm)
n.
A problem that severely tests the ability of an inexperienced person.[New Latin pōns asinōrum, bridge of fools (nickname of the Fifth Proposition in the Elements of Euclid, due to its difficulty) : Latin pōns, bridge + Latin asinōrum, genitive pl. of asinus, ass, fool.]
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