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purus.

clear, limpid

5 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

adj[ˈpuː.rʊs]Classical-Latin[ˈpuː.rus]

  1. clear, limpid

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2

  2. clean; pure

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Italic *pūros, from Proto-Indo-European *pewH- (“to cleanse, purify”) (whence also Latin putus, Latin pius).

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