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punctual /ˈpʌŋ(k)tʃʊəl, -tjʊəl/
▶adjective
- 1 happening or doing something at the appointed time.
- 2 Grammar of or denoting action that takes place at a particular point in time. Contrasted with durative.
– derivatives
punctuality noun,
punctually adverb.
punctuality noun,
punctually adverb.
– origin C17: from med. L. punctualis, from L. punctum ‘a point’.
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