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PONS ASINORUM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does pons asinorum mean?
• PONS ASINORUM (noun)
The noun PONS ASINORUM has 1 sense:
1. a problem that severely tests the ability of an inexperienced person
Familiarity information: PONS ASINORUM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A problem that severely tests the ability of an inexperienced person
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("pons asinorum" is a kind of...):
problem (a question raised for consideration or solution)
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