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punc•tu•late
(pungk′chŏŏ lāt′, -lit),USA pronunciation adj.
punc′tu•la′tion, n.
- studded with minute points or dots.
- Latin pūnctul(um) (diminutive of pūnctum point; see -ule) + -ate1
- 1840–50