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Definition of: promontory
(prom′ən·tôr′ē, -tō′rē) noun plural ·ries
1. A high point of land extending into the sea; headland.
2. Anat. A rounded projection or part. [<LL promontorium <L promunturium,? <prominere. See PROMINENT.]
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