purism
Meaning
- (countable, uncountable) An insistence on pure or unmixed forms.
- (countable, uncountable) An insistence on pure or unmixed forms.
- (uncountable) An insistence on the traditionally correct way of doing things.
- (countable) An example of purist language etc.
Etymology
From French purisme. By surface analysis, pur(e) + -ism.
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