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PRONUNCIATION OF PURISTIC

puristic  [pjʊəˈrɪstɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PURISTIC

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Puristic is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES PURISTIC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of puristic in the English dictionary

The definition of puristic in the dictionary is having the characteristics of purism or of a purist.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PURISTIC


amoristic
ˌæməˈrɪstɪk
aphoristic
ˌæfəˈrɪstɪk
behavioristic
bɪˌheɪvjəˈrɪstɪk
characteristic
ˌkærɪktəˈrɪstɪk
coloristic
ˌkʌləˈrɪstɪk
eristic
ɛˈrɪstɪk
Eucharistic
ˌjuːkəˈrɪstɪk
euhemeristic
juːˌhiːməˈrɪstɪk
floristic
flɒˈrɪstɪk
formularistic
ˌfɔːmjʊləˈrɪstɪk
futuristic
ˌfjuːtʃəˈrɪstɪk
heuristic
hjʊəˈrɪstɪk
hypocoristic
ˌhaɪpəkɔːˈrɪstɪk
juristic
dʒʊˈrɪstɪk
meristic
məˈrɪstɪk
militaristic
ˌmɪlɪtəˈrɪstɪk
myristic
mɪˈrɪstɪk
poristic
pɒˈrɪstɪk
uncharacteristic
ˌʌnkærɪktəˈrɪstɪk
voyeuristic
ˌvwaɪəˈrɪstɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PURISTIC

purifier
purifies
purify
Purim
purin
purine
purine base
puriri
purism
purist
puristical
puristically
puritan
puritanic
puritanical
puritanically
puritanicalness
puritanise
puritanism
puritanize

WORDS THAT END LIKE PURISTIC

anachronistic
artistic
autistic
ballistic
deterministic
domestic
holistic
journalistic
linguistic
logistic
mechanistic
minimalistic
optimistic
probabilistic
realistic
sadistic
simplistic
statistic
stylistic
synergistic
unrealistic

Synonyms and antonyms of puristic in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «puristic» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PURISTIC

Find out the translation of puristic to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of puristic from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «puristic» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

纯粹主义
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

purista
570 millions of speakers

English

puristic
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

puristic
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

puristic
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

пуристическая
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

puristic
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রকৃতিবাদী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

puriste
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Purist
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

puristisch
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

純粋主義の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

puristic 한
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Puristic
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

puristic
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

puristic
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

शुद्धीसंबधी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

puristic
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

puristico
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

purystyczne
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

пуристические
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

purist
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

καθαρεύουσας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

puristic
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

puristic
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

puristic
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of puristic

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PURISTIC»

The term «puristic» is normally little used and occupies the 108.610 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PURISTIC» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «puristic» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «puristic» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about puristic

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PURISTIC»

Discover the use of puristic in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to puristic and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Linguistic Purism in the Germanic Languages
Joachim Scharloth The revolutionary argumentative pattern in puristic discourse: The Swabian dialect in the debate about the standardization of German in the eighteenth century.1 1 . Argumentative Patterns in the Puristic Discourse about ...
Nils Langer, Winifred V. Davies, 2005
2
The Handbook of Historical Sociolinguistics
A striking feature of the area of linguistic purism is the recurrence or at least overlap of particular lines of argument to justify the creation of a pure language, and the ex- or inclusion of particular linguistic features or varieties, in the puristic  ...
Juan Manuel Hernández-Campoy, Juan Camilo Conde-Silvestre, 2012
3
The Art and Science of Learning Languages
On the other hand, many puristic words have been kept, such as 'Bahnsteig' ( platform), 'Fahrkarte' (ticket), 'Schaffner' (conductor), 'Tatsache' (fact) and 'Umwelt' (surroundings, milieu). 'Rundfunk' is still the usual word for 'radio'; 'television' is ...
Amorey Gethin, Erik V. Gunnemark, 1997
4
The Politics of Language Purism
Many correction processes take place in language and it seems that they form a continuum, no part of which can easily be singled out as "puristic" on a purely structural basis. In this section I shall therefore abandon the attempt to define ...
Björn H. Jernudd, Michael J. Shapiro, 1989
5
Written Language Revisited
The whole political and sociocultural background of the change, as briefly outlined here, leaves no doubt of the essentially puristic basis of the reform of the Lithuanian graphemic system. There is one feature which graphemic purism usually ...
Josef Vachek, Philip Luelsdorff, 1989
6
Small-Language Fates and Prospects: Lessons of Persistence ...
It would be possible to imagine, on the basis of such cases, that puristic attitudes are typically imposed on the general community of speakers; and that those speakers, if not reined in by the exhortations and warnings of conservative language ...
John M. Fossey, 2014
7
Purism and Language: A Study in Modern Ukrainian and ...
Taking Ukrainian and Belorussian puristic trends together will enable us to observe the differential impact of similar extralinguistic factors on closely related linguistic systems. Moreover, Ukrainian and Belorussian puristic pronouncements, ...
Paul Wexler, 1974
8
The Greek Handbook: A Compendium of the Greek Language in ...
Before attempting to use the book, though, the facts that follow concerning the Greek language and how this book is to be used, must be thoroughly understood. Modern Greek has two forms. The puristic, ȑ, is a continuation of Ancient Greek.
John Antonakos, 2012
9
Phonology as Human Behavior: Theoretical Implications and ...
This brings us to another extra-linguistic factor motivating a work of the kind undertaken here: the puristic, normative tradition characteristic of much of Hebrew scholarship and the powerful impact of the usage-correctness controversy still ...
Y. Tobin, 1997
10
Language and Identity in the Balkans : Serbo-Croatian and ...
Edwards (1985: 27) argued that puristic tendencies in language implementation may predate language nationalism by several hundred years. Such was the case with the establishment of the Italian and French language academies in the ...
Robert D. Greenberg, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PURISTIC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term puristic is used in the context of the following news items.
1
America on the March: International Relations Framework
... the result of which, in his view, was a pattern of consensus on fundamental values, a puristic form of capitalism (although he did not use the description) which ... «CounterPunch, Jul 15»
2
Genesis presents new showroom and mannequin series
German mannequin producer Genesis has redesigned its showroom. Clean, puristic and kept in black, white and silver colors, Genesis now builds on a new and ... «SPORTSWEAR INTERNATIONAL, Jul 15»
3
CHERRY MX Board 6.0 - No-compromise performance keyboard …
Despite its eye-catching backlight, the MX Board 6.0 features a basic and puristic design. CHERRY has chosen for a high-quality 454 x 147 x 24,8 mm housing. «HardwareHeaven.com, Jun 15»
4
Interzum 2015: Grass Presents Innovative Functional Solutions
Functional movement systems for puristic furniture: GRASS will be providing ideal solutions to current furniture making questions at this year's interzum in hall ... «woodworkingnetwork.com, May 15»
5
Porsche promises top speed with ultra-light Boxster Spyder
“It's a very puristic concept,” said von Platen. The aim of the design is to cut down on distractions that take away from the driving. This is a car for drivers who ... «bnn.ca, Apr 15»
6
Phil Hughes's death: Cricket is back in its puristic form, uncertain …
He was just three days away from completing 26. A high-profile test series against India and the World Cup at home were waiting in the near future. Yet, Phillip ... «Oneindia, Nov 14»
7
A grammar quiz not for sissies
... are almost always junk: “The web's grammar quizzes deal in minor pieces of puristic flotsam with roots in dimly understood 18th-century grammatical analysis. «Baltimore Sun, Nov 14»
8
Lamborghini Huracán Primed for U.S. Market, According to CEO
"Lamborghini in the approach is always absolute and puristic," he said. "When I gave the briefing of developing the car, it was all about instinctive technology. «MainStreet, Apr 14»
9
BMW R Nine T Celebrates 90 Years of Motorcycling at NAIAS
The “cafe racer” combines the original charm of the 81 kW (110 hp) boxer engine and puristic design vocabulary from various BMW Motorrad eras with ... «Gas 2.0, Jan 14»
10
2015 Audi TT interior
Described as "puristic, sporty and fully focused on the driver," the cabin boasts a "virtual cockpit" that combines the instrument cluster and infotainment display ... «WorldCarFans.com, Jan 14»

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