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Purist

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈpjʊəɹɪst

Definitions

An advocate of purism.

Equivalents

Españolpurista
Françaispuriste
DeutschPuristPuristinpuristisch
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Examples

“One of the difficulties that plague conversations about industrial music is that the genre has come⟳ to include⟳ (to the chagrin and outright denial of some purists) anything from gentle synthesized droning to metal-inspired riffage.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

purist Greek Purists Puritan Puritan work ethic Puritandom Puritaness

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