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pure


Definition: Meaning of, pure in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / pjʊə /

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pure purer purest
  1. not mixed [usually before noun] a pure substance or material is not mixed with anything
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  2. complete [only before noun] complete and total [=  sheer]
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  3. clean clean and not containing anything harmful
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  4. pure and simple used to emphasize that there is only one thing involved or worth considering
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  5. morally good literary without any sexual experience or evil thoughts
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  6. colour or sound very clear and beautiful
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  7. typical [only before noun] typical of a particular style
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  8. breed/race bred from only one group or race
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  9. art or study [usually before noun] done according to an accepted standard or pattern
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  10. pure science/maths etc work in science etc that increases our knowledge of the subject rather than using it for practical purposes
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  11. be as pure as the driven snow to be morally perfect - used humorously to say someone is not like this at all
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pure used in phrases

  • Army of the Pure (noun)
    1. a brutal terrorist group active in Kashmir; fights against India with the goal of restoring Islamic rule of India
  • make pure (verb)
    1. chemistry remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation
  • pure absence (noun)
    1. an absence seizure without other complications; followed by 3-per-sec brainwave spikes
  • pure binary numeration system (noun)
    1. a positional system of numeration that uses binary digits and a radix of two
  • pure gold (noun)
    1. 100 per cent gold
  • pure imaginary number (noun)
    1. an imaginary number of the form a+bi where a is 0
  • pure mathematics (noun)
    1. the branches of mathematics that study and develop the principles of mathematics for their own sake rather than for their immediate usefulness
  • pure tone (noun)
    1. a steady sound without overtones
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