punctuational

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adjective

Pertaining to punctuation.

First used 19th c.Scrabble 17
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Meanings

adjectivepunctuational (comparative more punctuational, superlative most punctuational)

comparative more punctuational · superlative most punctuational

  1. Pertaining to punctuation.First known use 19th c.
  2. biologyPertaining to punctuationism; taking place very rapidly, especially within a single generation or in a series of rapid steps.First known use 20th c.

    So how could such a critical thing as language evolve in humans, and was its evolution gradual or punctuational?

    2011, Chris Stringer, The Origin of Our Species, Penguin, published 2012, page 156

Origin

From punctuation + -al.

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APA

punctuational. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/punctuational

MLA

“punctuational.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/punctuational. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “punctuational,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/punctuational.

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