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pur⋅ism

  [pyoor-iz-uhm]
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–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.
Origin:
1795–1805; pure + -ism

Related forms:
purist, noun
pu⋅ris⋅tic, pu⋅ris⋅ti⋅cal, adjective
pu⋅ris⋅ti⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
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pur·ism   (pyŏŏr'ĭz'əm)   
n.  

  1. Strict observance of or insistence on traditional correctness, especially of language: "By purism is to be understood a needless and irritating insistence on purity or correctness of speech" (H.W. Fowler).

  2. An example of purism.

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