punctuational

adj — 2 senses

punctuational

adj

Etymology From punctuation + -al.

Pertaining to punctuation.

Biology, Natural sciences Pertaining to punctuationism; taking place very rapidly, especially within a single generation or in a series of rapid steps.

So how could such a critical thing as language evolve in humans, and was its evolution gradual or punctuational?2011, Chris Stringer, The Origin of Our Species, Penguin, published 2012, page 156:

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