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punction

punction noun: a puncture or pricking.

Noun

punction (plural punctions)

  1. (obsolete) A puncture or pricking.

Forms of punction

pluralpunctions

Origin of punction

From Middle English punccioun, from Latin pūnctiō, pūnctiōn-. Doublet of puncheon.

Questions about punction

What does punction mean?
Punction means a puncture or pricking.
What part of speech is punction?
Punction is a noun.
What is the plural of punction?
The plural of punction is punctions.

Words near punction in the dictionary

  1. punctilios
  2. punctiliosity
  3. punctilious
  4. punctiliously
  5. punctiliousness
  6. punction
  7. punctions
  8. punctist
  9. punctists
  10. puncto
  11. punctoes

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