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The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Western.
  • [capitalized] A division of the Paleozoic strata in Pennsylvania, according to the nomenclature suggested by H. D. Rogers: it corresponds to the Catskill group of the New York survey, forming one of the divisions of the Upper Devonian.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Western; occidental.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. the west; the area of the setting sun
  • adjective. pertaining to the west, westerly
  • Word Usage
    "És el que estem fent ara: ens ha fallat el primer ponent de la tarda, i ens hem empescat una petita ronda de presentacions de les entitats que hem organitzat tota aquesta gran festa."
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