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punctilio


  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  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. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  punctilio 
  n  1:  a  fine  point  of  etiquette  or  petty  formality 
  2:  strict  observance  of  formalities 




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