PURPURAS

Noun

purpuras

plural of purpura

Proper noun

Purpuras

plural of Purpura

Source: Wiktionary


PURPURA

Pur"pu*ra, n. Etym: [L., purple, purple fish: cf. F. purpura. See Purple.]

1. (Med.)

Definition: A disease characterized by livid spots on the skin from extravasated blood, with loss of muscular strength, pain in the limbs, and mental dejection; the purples. Dunglison.

2. (Zoöl.)

Definition: A genus of marine gastropods, usually having a rough and thick shell. Some species yield a purple dye.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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10 January 2025

INTERSPERSION

(noun) the act of combining one thing at intervals among other things; “the interspersion of illustrations in the text”


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