Definition of purism
English to English noun - scrupulous or exaggerated insistence on purity or correctness (especially in language)
Linguistic purisms.
source: WordNet 3.0 - Rigid purity; the quality of being affectedly pure or nice, especially in the choice of language; over-solicitude as to purity.
source: Webster 1913
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