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punc·til·i·o    Audio Help   [puhngk-til-ee-oh] Pronunciation Key
–noun, plural -til·i·os for 1.
1.a fine point, particular, or detail, as of conduct, ceremony, or procedure.
2.strictness or exactness in the observance of formalities or amenities.

[Origin: 1590–1600; alter. of It puntiglio < Sp puntillo, dim. of punto < L pūnctum point]
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punc·til·i·o    Audio Help   (pŭngk-tĭl'ē-ō')  Pronunciation Key 
n.   pl. punc·til·i·os
  1. A fine point of etiquette.
  2. Precise observance of formalities.


[Obsolete Italian punctiglio, from Spanish puntillo, diminutive of punto, point, from Latin pūnctum, from neuter past participle of pungere, to prick; see peuk- in Indo-European roots.]

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punctilio

noun
1. a fine point of etiquette or petty formality 
2. strict observance of formalities 

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Punctilio

Punc*til"io\ (p[u^][ng]k*t[i^]l"y[-o]), n.; pl. Punctilios (-y[=o]z). [It. puntiglio, or Sp. puntillo, dim. fr. L. punctum point. See Point, n.] A nice point of exactness in conduct, ceremony, or proceeding; particularity or exactness in forms; as, the punctilios of a public ceremony.

They will not part with the least punctilio in their opinions and practices. --Fuller.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.

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