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| pure [ pyoor ] (comparative pur·er, superlative pur·est) |
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1. not mixed: not mixed with any other substance
  This jacket is pure wool.
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2. free from contamination: clean and free from impurities
The water from the spring is completely pure.
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3. complete: sheer or complete
a look of pure terror
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4. clear: describes color, sound, or light that is pleasingly clear and vivid
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5. relating to theory: relating to theory rather than practical applications
See also applied
pure science
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6. chaste: virtuous and chaste
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literary
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7. of unmixed ancestry: having unmixed parentage or ancestry
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8. biology produced by constant inbreeding: produced by continual inbreeding or self-fertilization and producing offspring with the same hereditary characteristics
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9. music physics composed of single frequency: describes sound composed of a single frequency
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10. music without discord: describes a musical tone without discord
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11. phonetics pronounced with one unchanging sound: describes a vowel that is pronounced with a single unchanging sound
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12. phonetics pronounced without another consonant: describes a consonant that is pronounced unaccompanied by any other consonant
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| [13th century. Via French< Latin purus] |
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| pure·ness noun |
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