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puncto

/ˈpʌŋktəʊ/

puncto noun: a point of form or ceremony. Also the alternative form of punto.

Noun

puncto (plural punctos or punctoes)

  1. (obsolete) A point of form or ceremony.
    • ...and religious punctos and ceremonies...1622, Francis, Lord Verulam, Viscount St. Alban [i.e. Francis Bacon], The Historie of the Raigne of King Henry the Seventh, […], London: […] W[illiam] Stansby for Matthew Lownes, and William Barret...

Also used as

puncto is also the alternative form of punto.

Forms of puncto

pluralpunctos
pluralpunctoes

Origin of puncto

From Latin punctum via Italian punto. Doublet of point, pointe, ponto, punctum, punt, and punto.

Questions about puncto

What does puncto mean?
Puncto means a point of form or ceremony.
What part of speech is puncto?
Puncto is a noun.
How do you pronounce puncto?
Puncto is pronounced /ˈpʌŋktəʊ/.
What is the plural of puncto?
The plural of puncto is punctos.

Words near puncto in the dictionary

  1. punctiliousness
  2. punction
  3. punctions
  4. punctist
  5. punctists
  6. puncto
  7. punctoes
  8. punctograph
  9. punctographic
  10. punctographs
  11. punctos

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