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ponent

Ponent (noun) means the west; the area of the setting sun.

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The west; the area of the setting sun.
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Etymology

Borrowed from Italian ponente (“west”), ultimately from pōnēns, present participle of pōnō (“to place”).

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"ponent" (noun) means the west; the area of the setting sun.

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