See Also: punctuality(dictionary)

vespers (oh) and punctuality (iou)


vespers (oh)



[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: vespres, from Latin vespera 'evening']
the evening service in some types of Christian church

punctuality (iou)



punctuality noun. E17.
[from PUNCTUAL + -ITY.]
Exactness, precision; attention to detail. Now arch. rare. E17.
b. An instance of this; a nicety, a detail. M17-M18.
c. Grammar. The quality or character of occurring at a point in time; the punctual aspect of a verb. M20.
Punctiliousness of style or conduct; petty formality; precise observance of Etiquette or duty. Now arch. rare. E17.
b. An instance of this; a punctilio. E17-M19.
Exact observance of an appointed time; the fact or habit of being neither early nor late. L18.