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Meaning of Purism | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

  1. An insistence on pure or unmixed forms.
  2. The desire to use words and forms derived from what is considered the native element in a given language instead of elements considered borrowed or foreign.
  3. An insistence on the traditionally correct way of doing things.
  4. An example of purist language etc.

Equivalents

Català purisme
Čeština purismus
Deutsch Purismus
Español purismo
Français purisme
Galego purismo
Bahasa Indonesia purisme
Italiano purismo
Nederlands purisme
Polski puryzm
Português purismo
Русский пури́зм
Српски purizam пуризам

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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