purism
Use Purism in a sentence
ɪz noun
1.
strict observance of or insistence on purity in language, style, etc.
2.
an instance of this.
3.
( often initial capital letter ) Fine Arts. a style of art developed in France in the early 20th century, characterized by the use of simple geometric forms and images evocative of objects produced by machine.
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World English Dictionary
purism (ˈpjʊəˌrɪzəm) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| insistence on traditional canons of correctness of form or purity of style or content, esp in language, art, or music | |
| 'purist | |
| —adj, —n | |
| pu'ristic | |
| —adj | |
| pu'ristically | |
| —adv | |
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This is a good example of linguistic purism in this ancient language.
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