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PURISM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does purism mean?
• PURISM (noun)
The noun PURISM has 1 sense:
1. scrupulous or exaggerated insistence on purity or correctness (especially in language)
Familiarity information: PURISM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Scrupulous or exaggerated insistence on purity or correctness (especially in language)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Context example:
linguistic purisms
Hypernyms ("purism" is a kind of...):
insistence; insisting (continual and persistent demands)
Derivation:
purist (someone who insists on great precision and correctness (especially in the use of words))
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