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promptitude

[promp-ti-tood, -tyood]

noun

promptness.

Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English < Late Latin prōmptitūdō. See prompt, -i-, -tude

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promptitude (ˈprɒmptɪˌtjuːd)

—n
	the quality of being prompt; punctuality

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