{"def":{"lit":"the sea","short":"a sea; Pontus, a region of Asia Minor","long":["a region of eastern Asia Minor, bounded by the Euxine Sea, Armenia, Cappadocia, Galatia, Paphlagonia"]},"deriv":"of Latin origin","pronun":{"ipa":"ˈpon.tos","ipa_mod":"ˈpown.tows","sbl":"pontos","dic":"PONE-tose","dic_mod":"PONE-tose"}}