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punc·tu·al·i·ty

[puhngk-choo-al-i-tee]
noun
1.
the quality or state of being punctual.
2.
strict observance in keeping engagements; promptness.

Origin:
1610–20; punctual + -ity

un·punc·tu·al·i·ty, noun
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Punctuality has a plethora of syllables.
So is floccinaucinihilipilification. Does it mean:
the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
(used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.)
Example Sentences
  • For me nothing remains but to await with patience and fulfil with punctuality whatsoever may be ordered.
  • Safety continues to improve, and even punctuality is up.
  • We will miss your warmth and spirit, support and appreciation of family and friends, and unerring punctuality.
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punctual (ˈpʌŋktjʊəl)
 
adj
1.  arriving or taking place at an arranged time; prompt
2.  (of a person) having the characteristic of always keeping to arranged times, as for appointments, meetings, etc
3.  obsolete precise; exact; apposite
4.  maths consisting of or confined to a point in space
 
[C14: from Medieval Latin punctuālis concerning detail, from Latin punctum point]
 
punctu'ality
 
n
 
'punctually
 
adv

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