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pristine


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Definition of pristine

adjective

  • in its original condition; unspoilt:pristine copies of an early magazine
  • clean and fresh as if new; spotless:a pristine white shirt

Derivatives

pristinely

adverb

Origin:

mid 16th century (in the sense 'original, former, primitive and undeveloped'): from Latin pristinus 'former'. The senses 'unspoilt' and 'spotless' date from the 1920s

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