/pjʊə/

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Translation

Not mixed with anything else; completely clean and natural.

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Word origin

From Latin purus meaning clean and unmixed.

Origin
Latin
Root
purus
English cognates
purify, purity

Examples

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Here it means nothing dirty is in the water.

cotton.

Here it means only cotton, with nothing else mixed in.

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Here it means only luck and nothing more.

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This word is taught in chapter 20, lesson 8: Words 1763-1772.