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neo-purism

neo-purism noun: a modern linguistic movement, based on purism, that accepts neologisms if they conform to established patterns.

Noun

neo-purism (uncountable)

  1. A modern linguistic movement, based on purism, that accepts neologisms if they conform to established patterns

Origin of neo-purism

From neo- + purism.

Questions about neo-purism

What does neo-purism mean?
Neo-purism means a modern linguistic movement, based on purism, that accepts neologisms if they conform to established patterns.
What part of speech is neo-purism?
Neo-purism is a noun.

Words near neo-purism in the dictionary

  1. neo-positivists
  2. neo-proletariat
  3. neo-pronoun
  4. neo-pronouns
  5. Neo-Punic
  6. neo-purism
  7. neo-Pythagorean
  8. Neo-Pythagoreanism
  9. neo-Pythagoreans
  10. neo-racism
  11. neo-racisms

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