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punctilio

Meaninga point

Common meaning: a fine point of conduct

Journey through time

  1. Latinpunctum‘a point’source
  2. Spanishpuntillosource
  3. Englishpunctilio‘a fine point of conduct’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
  • US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.

Origin: Built on Latin punctum ‘a point’.

Roots

Related words

point

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