/ Dictionary / Index P Pontoppidan: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Pon•top•pi•dan Pronunciation: (pon-top'i-dän"), [key] 1857–1943, Danish novelist: Nobel prize 1917. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. pontoon bridge Pontus Related Content Daily Word Quiz: spectral Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language