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Definition of punctuational - 2 dictionary results

punc⋅tu⋅a⋅tion

  [puhngk-choo-ey-shuhn]
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–noun
1. the practice or system of using certain conventional marks or characters in writing or printing in order to separate elements and make the meaning clear, as in ending a sentence or separating clauses.
2. the act of punctuating.
3. punctuation marks.
Origin:
1530–40; < ML pūnctuātiōn- (s. of pūnctuātiō) a marking, pointing. See punctuate, -ion

Related forms:
punc⋅tu⋅a⋅tion⋅al, punc⋅tu⋅a⋅tive, adjective

punc⋅tu⋅a⋅tion⋅al⋅ism

  [puhngk-choo-ey-shuh-nl-iz-uhm]
–noun Biology.
punctuated equilibrium.
Origin:
1975–80; punctuational + -ism

Related forms:
punc⋅tu⋅a⋅tion⋅al, adjective
punc⋅tu⋅a⋅tion⋅al⋅ist, punc⋅tu⋅a⋅tion⋅ist, noun
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