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pontualidade

pontualidade

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Noun

pontualidade f (uncountable)

  1. punctuality (state or quality of being punctual, on time)

Antonyms

Derived terms

  • pontualidade britânica
  • pontualidade inglesa

Related terms

Etymology

Pontual ‎(“punctual”) +‎ -idade ‎(“-ity”), from Medieval Latin punctualis ‎(“having a sharp point”), from Latin punctum ‎(“point”), from pungō ‎(“I prick, puncture, punch”).

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌpõ.tu.ˌa.li.ˈda.d͡ʒi/, /põ.ˌtwa.li.ˈda.d͡ʒi/
  • (South Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌpõ.tu.ˌa.li.ˈda.de/, /põ.ˌtwa.li.ˈda.de/
  • Hyphenation: pon‧tu‧a‧li‧da‧de

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