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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • A peak, 2,120 m (6,955 ft) high, in the Alps of central Switzerland south-southwest of Lucerne. According to medieval folklore, the body of Pontius Pilate was thrown into a small lake on the mountain.

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