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TRANSPONTINE

\tɹanspˈɒntiːn], \tɹanspˈɒntiːn], \t_ɹ_a_n_s_p_ˈɒ_n_t_iː_n]\

Definitions of TRANSPONTINE

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
1919 - The concise Oxford dictionary of current English

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trans-pon'tin, adj. situated across a bridge, esp. belonging to the part of London on the Surrey side of the Thames, hence melodramatic from the tastes of the theatres there.

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Davidson

Of the part of London on Surrey side of Thames; cheaply melodramatic, like the plays formerly popular in t. theatres. [Latin]

1919 - The concise Oxford dictionary of current English
By Sir Augustus Henry

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