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(pŭṉk-tĭl′yō̍)

Noun.

;

pl.

Punctilios

(-yōz)

[It.

puntiglio

, or Sp.

puntillo

, dim. fr. L.

punctum

point. See

Noun.

]

A nice point of exactness in conduct, ceremony, or proceeding; particularity or exactness in forms;

as, the

punctilios

of a public ceremony

They will not part with the least

punctilio

in their opinions and practices.

Fuller.

Noun.

A nice point of exactness in conduct, ceremony or proceeding; particularity or exactness in forms; as the punctilios of a public ceremony.