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purist

pu·rist

UK/ˈpjʊəɹɪst/ US/ˈpjɔːɹɪst/ rare

noun

1.

someone who insists on great precision and correctness (especially in the use of words)

Origin

Borrowed from French puriste. By surface analysis, pur(e) + -ist.

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