Etymology

punctiliar

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Today it means: Occurring at a definite and particular point in time. Full definition →

German punktuell
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  1. German · derived frompunktuell
  2. English todaypunctiliar

Formed as punctili(o) + -ar, initially as an alternative translation (instead of punctual) for the German punktuell.

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