Meanings
nounpontification (countable and uncountable, plural pontifications)
plural pontifications
- countableuncountableThe act of pontificating
It occasionally suffers from the pontification so deservedly satirized in rockumentaries like This Is Spinal Tap.
2007 December 17, Daniel M. Gold, “The Early Years of Rock, Later Than Previously Thought”, in New York Times
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informationeducationlocationapplicationassociationadministrationorganizationcorporationregistrationAsianfoundationcommunicationpopulationnavigationstationaccommodationoperationpublicationvacationtransportationevaluationimplementationinstallationnation
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APA
pontification. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pontification
MLA
“pontification.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pontification. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pontification,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pontification.
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