purism
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[edit] English
[edit] Noun
purism (countable and uncountable; plural purisms)
- (uncountable) An insistence on the traditionally correct way of doing things, especially of language
- (countable) An example of purist language etc
[edit] Translations
insistence on the traditionally correct way
example of purist language
[edit] External links
- purism in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- purism in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
