Etymology

acupunctuate

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Today it means: To pierce with a needle; to treat with acupuncture. Full definition →

Latin acus
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  1. Latin · derived fromacus“needle”
  2. English todayacupunctuate

From Latin acus (“needle”) + punctuate.

Words from the same roots

Latinacus all →

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