purist

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pur·ist (py

st)

One who practices or urges strict correctness, especially in the use of words.

pu·ristic (py

-r

k) adj.

pu·risti·cal·ly adv.

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Noun

purist - someone who insists on great precision and correctness (especially in the use of words)

bookworm, pedant, scholastic - a person who pays more attention to formal rules and book learning than they merit

purist

noun stickler, traditionalist, perfectionist, classicist, pedant, formalist, literalist Purists say the language is under threat.

Translations

purist [ˈpjʊərɪst] N → purista mf

purist [ˈpjʊərɪst] n → puriste mf

purist

n → Purist(in) m(f)

purist [ˈpjʊərɪst] n → purista m/f

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