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PONS ASINORUM

• PONS ASINORUM (noun)
The noun PONS ASINORUM has 1 sense:

1. a problem that severely tests the ability of an inexperienced person

Familiarity information: PONS ASINORUM used as a noun is very rare.

• PONS ASINORUM (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A problem that severely tests the ability of an inexperienced person

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("pons asinorum" is a kind of...):

problem (a question raised for consideration or solution)

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(English proverb)
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(Albanian proverb)
"If the heart is empty, the rest will soon abandon you too."
(Arabic proverb)
"Once a horse is old, ticks and flies flock to it."
(Corsican proverb)

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