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punctual

adj
/ˈpʌŋktjʊəl/UK/ˈpʌŋkt͡ʃuəl/US

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin pūnctuālis (“relating to a point”), from Late Latin pūnctus (“point”) + -ālis (adjective suffix).

  1. derived from pūnctus
  2. borrowed from pūnctuālis

Definitions

  1. Prompt

    Prompt; on time.

  2. Existing as a point or series of points.

  3. Expressing a momentary action that has no duration.

  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. Periodic

      Periodic; occasional.

      • The management of the above mentioned feed sectors is subject to close co-operation with the Member States through […] punctual expert groups meetings where appropriate.

    2. Observing trivial points

      Observing trivial points; punctilious.

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Derived

bipunctual, copunctual, impunctual, nonpunctual, prepunctual, punctualism, punctualist, punctuality, punctualize, punctually, punctualness, unpunctual

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at punctual. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at punctual. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

10 hops · closes at punctual

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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