purism

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[edit] English

[edit] Noun

purism (countable and uncountable; plural purisms)

1. (uncountable) An insistence on the traditionally correct way of doing things, especially of language
2. (countable) An example of purist language etc

[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