pur et dur
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From the French pur et dur (“hard-line”, literally “pure and hard”).
Adjective
[edit]pur et dur (not comparable)
- (Canadian politics) Being a hardliner of the Quebec independence movement.
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[edit]See also
[edit]Further reading
[edit]pur et dur on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
[edit]French
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]pur et dur (feminine pure et dure, masculine plural purs et durs, feminine plural pures et dures)
- (chiefly politics) extreme, hard-line, uncompromising
- Synonyms: déterminé, extrémiste
- un traditionalisme pur et dur ― staunch traditionalism
- archetypal, exemplary
- (Canadian politics) pur et dur (being a hardliner of the Quebec independence movement)
- Coordinate term: pure laine
See also
[edit]Further reading
[edit]pur et dur on the French Wikipedia.Wikipedia fr
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