Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - pure
Pure
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adj. 1 unmixed, unadulterated (pure white; pure alcohol). 2 of unmixed origin or descent (pure-blooded). 3 chaste. 4 morally or sexually undefiled; not corrupt. 5 guiltless. 6 sincere. 7 mere, simple, nothing but, sheer (it was pure malice). 8 (of a sound) not discordant, perfectly in tune. 9 (of a subject of study) dealing with abstract concepts and not practical application. 10 a (of a vowel) not joined with another in a diphthong. b (of a consonant) not accompanied by another. Phrases and idioms pure science a science depending on deductions from demonstrated truths (e.g. mathematics or logic), or one studied without practical applications. Derivatives pureness n. Etymology: ME f. OF pur pure f. L purus
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adjective (~r; ~st) Etymology: Middle English pur, from Anglo-French, from Latin purus; akin to Old High German fowen to sift, Sanskrit punāti he cleanses, Middle Irish úr fresh, new Date: 14th century 1. a. unmixed with any other matter , free from dust, dirt, or taint , spotless, stainless, free from harshness or roughness and being in tune, characterized by no appreciable alteration of articulation during utterance, 2. being thus and no other ; sheer, unmitigated , b. abstract, theoretical , a priori , not directed toward exposition of reality or solution of practical problems , being nonobjective and to be appraised on formal and technical qualities only , 3. a. free from what vitiates, weakens, or pollutes, containing nothing that does not properly belong, free from moral fault or guilt, marked by chastity ; continent, d. of ~ blood and unmixed ancestry, homozygous in and breeding true for one or more characters, ritually clean, having exactly the talents or skills needed for a particular role , see: chaste ~ness noun ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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