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Purism Definition & Meaning

purism
noun
  1. scrupulous or exaggerated insistence on purity or correctness (especially in language); "linguistic purisms"

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What does purism mean?
scrupulous or exaggerated insistence on purity or correctness (especially in language); "linguistic purisms"
What part of speech is purism?
Purism is a noun.

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