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punctilio
punctilio (pʌŋkˈtɪlɪəʊ) Forms: α. 6–7 puntilio, 7 -illo, -illio, -iglio. β. 7 punctiglio, 7–8 -illo, -illio, 7– punctilio. [a. It. puntiglio and Sp. puntillo, dim. of punto point; = L. type *puncticulum; later with punct- after Latin. Cf. F. pointille (ad. It.) c 1560.] A. Illustration of Forms.1596...
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punctilio
punctilio/pʌŋkˈtɪlɪəu; pʌŋk`tɪlɪˌo/ n(pl ~s) [C, U](fml 文) (instance of) giving careful attention to every small point of ceremony, good conduct, honour, etc (对礼仪、 操守、 荣誉等的)谨慎, 一丝不苟, 拘泥, 拘谨, 拘礼.
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Personal representative
In the United States, punctilio of honor, or the highest standard of honor, is the level of scrupulousness that a fiduciary must abide by.
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International Stakes (Ireland)
1950 (11 wins):
Vincent O'Brien – El Toro (1959), Onondaga (1969), Grenfall (1971), Nantequos (1976), Stradavinsky (1978), Muscovite (1980), (1981), Punctilio
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pointille
‖ poinˈtille Obs. rare. [F. pointille (pwɛ̃tij), ad. It. puntiglio, dim. of punto point; L. type *puncticulum, dim. of punctum point.] A small point, a trifle, a fine distinction; = punctilio.1626 C. Potter Hist. Quarrels 427 The Cardinall..omitting pointilles and subtilties, did not say at Venice a...
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Lemony Snicket
He received later tuition at a V.F.D. headquarters in the Mortmain Mountains and was employed by a newspaper called The Daily Punctilio after graduation Eventually, the fallacies grew so much that The Daily Punctilio reported his death.
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punctiliar
punctiliar, a. (pʌŋkˈtɪlɪə(r)) [f. punctilio + -ar1.] Of or pertaining to a point of time; = punctual a. 5 e.1906 J. H. Moulton Gram. N.T. Greek I. vi. 109 The Acrist has a ‘punctiliar’ action, that is, it regards action as a point. [note] I venture to accept from a correspondent this new-coined wor...
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punctille
† puncˈtille Obs. rare. Also puntille. [ad. F. pointille: see punctilio; influenced by L. punctum and med.L. dim. punctillum.] = punctilio 5, 5 b.1610 J. More in Buccleuch MSS. (Hist. MSS. Comm.) I. 87 It was a hard matter to give them contentment in such punctilles. a 1648 Ld. Herbert Hen. VIII (16...
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The Uplift War
Fiben Bolger begins to fear that Earthclan's well-known naivete at Galactic punctilio could imperil the entire neo-chimpanzee population, both on Garth
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unpunctilious
unpuncˈtilious, a. (un-1 7.)1753 Richardson Grandison (1781) III. xxiii. 237 Lovers, said she, are the weakest people in the world; and people of punctilio the most un-punctilious.
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Death of a Dude
Punctilio, chapter 5.
Plerophory, chapter 6. Plerophory also appears in the first chapter of Some Buried Caesar, published three decades earlier.
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puntilion
† puntilion Glass-making. Obs. rare—1. [ad. obs. It. pontiglio, punteglio: cf. punctilio.] = pontil, punty 1.1665 Hooke Microgr. 42 Small..bubbles of glass..being crack'd off from the Puntilion whilst very hot.
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List of A Series of Unfortunate Events characters
Eleanora is the editor-in-chief of The Daily Punctilio. Her story about Count Olaf's "death" makes the front page of the Daily Punctilio.
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punctuality
punctuality (pʌŋktjuːˈælɪtɪ) [f. punctual + -ity. Cf. med.L. punctuālitās (Wyclif 1361); F. ponctualité (1629 in Hatz.-Darm.).] I. The quality or character of being punctual (in various senses), or an instance of this. 1. a. Exactness, accuracy, precision; regularity; minuteness; preciseness; circum...
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