Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A city of southern Puerto Rico southwest of San Juan. It is an agricultural trade and distribution center.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a man who is effeminate in his manner and fussy in the way he dresses
- noun someone who procures customers for whores (in England they call a pimp a ponce)
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A teacher and prodigious contributor to literary reviews, Ponce is considered one of the poets most responsible for revitalizing religious lyric poetry in Mexico during the twentieth century.
Priest, poet, educator: the multiple talents of Manuel Ponce (1913–1994) 2008
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A teacher and prodigious contributor to literary reviews, Ponce is considered one of the poets most responsible for revitalizing religious lyric poetry in Mexico during the twentieth century.
Priest, poet, educator: the multiple talents of Manuel Ponce (1913–1994) 2008
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AFSCME President Gerald McEntee was on hand in Ponce to introduce Clinton, but he spent a good chunk of his speech eliciting boos for Barack Obama.
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We visited the second largest city in Puerto Rico called Ponce which is also home to some amazing old buildings, a tree filled plaza complete with the large fountain of lions, a cathedral almost 200yrs old, an historic firehouse, a interesting cemetery and once again some very friendly people.
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The birth certificate Velez-Torres received last week is for Jose Velez-Torres, age 33, born in Ponce.
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PUERTO RICO 1950 Command operation Independence rebellion crushed in Ponce.
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The omission of the name 'Ponce' during proceedings extending over more than four years can scarcely be accidental.
Fray Luis de León A Biographical Fragment James Fitzmaurice-Kelly
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Paul Quinn and Graham Oliver on guitars, Steve "Ponce" Dawson on bass and drummer Pete "Frank"
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Oliver on guitars, Steve "Ponce" Dawson on bass and drummer Pete "Frank" Gill.
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The grant allows teachers to find ways to incorporate technology in the classroom and students such as Ponce to take online classes.
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