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PURISMS
Noun
purisms
plural of purism
Source: Wiktionary
PURISM
Pur"ism, n. Etym: [Cf. F. purisme.]
Definition: Rigid purity; the quality of being affectedly pure or nice, especially in the choice of language; over-solicitude as to purity. "His political purism." De Quincey. The English language, however, . . . had even already become too thoroughly and essentially a mixed tongue for his doctrine of purism to be admitted to the letter. Craik.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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