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punc⋅til⋅i⋅o
[puhngk-til-ee-oh] 
iˌoʊ
–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. |
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| punc·til·i·o (pŭngk-tĭl'ē-ō') n. pl. punc·til·i·os
[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
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.
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