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com|punc|tion — «kuhm PUHNGK shuhn», noun. 1. uneasiness of the mind because of wrongdoing; pricking of the conscience; regret; remorse: »He had no compunction about having eaten up a whole box of cookies. …a remorse and compunction for former sins (John Donne) … Useful english dictionary
com|punc´tion|less — com|punc|tion «kuhm PUHNGK shuhn», noun. 1. uneasiness of the mind because of wrongdoing; pricking of the conscience; regret; remorse: »He had no compunction about having eaten up a whole box of cookies. …a remorse and compunction for former sins … Useful english dictionary
in|ter|punc|tion — «IHN tuhr PUHNGK shuhn», noun. 1. = punctuation. (Cf. ↑punctuation)defn>a mark of punctuation. ╂[< Latin interpunctiō, ōnis, ultimately < inter between + pungere to prick] … Useful english dictionary
com·punc·tion — /kəmˈpʌŋkʃən/ noun, pl tions : a feeling of guilt or regret : ↑remorse [noncount] a brutal murderer who killed without compunction He feels/has no compunction about his crimes. [count] (chiefly US) He has no compunctions about his crimes … Useful english dictionary
punc — acu·punc·ture; com·punc·tion; com·punc·tion·less; com·punc·tious; ex·punc·tion; in·ter·punc·tion; punc; punc·tar·i·a·les; punc·tate; punc·tat·ed; punc·ta·tion; punc·tic·u·lar; punc·ti·form; punc·til·i·ar; punc·til·io; punc·til·i·ous;… … English syllables
tion — ab·bre·vi·a·tion; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·duc·tion; ab·er·ra·tion; ab·er·ra·tion·al; ab·jec·tion; ab·junc·tion; ab·ju·ra·tion; ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·la·tion; ab·lu·tion; ab·mi·gra·tion; ab·ne·ga·tion; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom;… … English syllables
punc|ta|tion — «puhngk TAY shuhn», noun. 1. a spotted condition or marking. 2. one of the spots or marks … Useful english dictionary
punc|tu|a|tion — «PUHNGK chu AY shuhn», noun. 1. the use of periods, commas, and other marks to help make the meaning of a sentence clear. Punctuation does for writing and printing what pauses and changes of voice do for speech. 2. = punctuation marks. (Cf.… … Useful english dictionary
punc|tu|la|tion — «PUHNGK chuh LAY shuhn», noun. punctulate condition or marking … Useful english dictionary
punc·tu·a·tion — /ˌpʌŋkʧəˈweıʃən/ noun [noncount] : the marks (such as periods and commas) in a piece of writing that make its meaning clear and that separate it into sentences, clauses, etc. grammar, punctuation, and spelling … Useful english dictionary
