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PUNCTUALITY

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The quality or habit of adhering to an appointed time

Synonyms:

promptness; punctuality

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("punctuality" is a kind of...):

timing (the time when something happens)

Antonym:

tardiness (the quality or habit of not adhering to a correct or usual or expected time)

Derivation:

punctual (acting or arriving or performed exactly at the time appointed)

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