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(purists) 1. A purist is a person who wants something to be totally correct or unchanged, especially something they know a lot about. The new edition of the dictionary carries 7000 additions to the language, which purists say is under threat. N-COUNT 2. Purist attitudes are the kind of attitudes that purists have. Britain wanted a ‘more purist’ approach. ADJ: usu ADJ n
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noun Date: circa 1706 a person who adheres strictly and often excessively to a tradition; especially one preoccupied with the purity of a language and its protection from the use of foreign or altered forms • ~ic adjective • ~ically adverb ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. a stickler for or advocate of scrupulous purity, esp. in language or art. Derivatives purism n. puristic adj. Etymology: F puriste f. pur PURE ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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~ n someone who has very strong ideas about what is correct, for example in matters of grammar, art, or music (The purists won't like it but opera on TV certainly brings in the audiences.) - purism n ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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