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punc·tu·al

[puhngk-choo-uhl] Show IPA
adjective
1.
strictly observant of an appointed or regular time; not late; prompt.
2.
made, occurring, etc., at the scheduled or proper time: punctual payment.
3.
pertaining to or of the nature of a point.

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English  < Medieval Latin pūnctuālis  of a point, equivalent to Latin pūnctu ( s ) a point, a pricking ( pung ( ere ) to prick + -tus  suffix of v. action) + -ālis -al1 ; see pungent
 
World English Dictionary
punctual  (ˈpʌŋktjʊəl)
 
adj
1. arriving or taking place at an arranged time; prompt
2. (of a person) having the characteristic of always keeping to arranged times, as for appointments, meetings, etc
3. obsolete  precise; exact; apposite
4. maths  consisting of or confined to a point in space
 
[C14: from Medieval Latin punctuālis  concerning detail, from Latin punctum  point]

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