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   promontory

   /ˈprɒm(ə)nt(ə)ri/

   noun

   • 1. a point of high land that juts out into the sea or a large lake; a headland: "a rocky promontory"
   • 2. a protuberance on an organ or other bodily structure.

   Word Origin mid 16th century: from Latin promontorium, variant (influenced by mons, mont- ‘mountain’) of promunturium.

   Scrabble Points: 17

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