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purism

noun

Scrupulous or exaggerated insistence on purity or correctness (especially in language)

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Word length
6
Starts with
P
Ends with
M
Contains
UR
Scrabble score
10

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noun

  1. Scrupulous or exaggerated insistence on purity or correctness (especially in language)

    “Linguistic purisms”

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Linguistic purisms

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