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purpre

purpre noun: purple.

Noun

purpre (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) purple

Adjective

purpre (comparative more purpre, superlative most purpre)

  1. (obsolete) purple

Forms of purpre

comparativemore purpre
superlativemost purpre

Origin of purpre

Compare French pourpre (“purple”).

Questions about purpre

What does purpre mean?
Purpre means purple.
What part of speech is purpre?
Purpre can be a noun or an adjective.

Words near purpre in the dictionary

  1. purposivism
  2. purposivist
  3. purposivistic
  4. purposivists
  5. purposivity
  6. purpre
  7. purpresture
  8. purprestures
  9. purprise
  10. purprises
  11. purpronin

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