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pureblood

[pyoo r-bluhd]
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noun
  1. an individual, especially an animal, whose ancestry consists of a single strain or type unmixed with any other.
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adjective Also pure·blood·ed, pure-blood·ed.
  1. of or relating to a pureblood.
  2. purebred(def 1).
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Origin of pureblood

First recorded in 1770–80; pure + blood
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Related Words for pureblood

purebred, pedigree, blood, full-blooded, highbred, pedigreed

Word Origin and History for pureblood

adj.

1851, from pure blood (n.), attested from 1751 in reference to breeding, from pure (adj.) + blood (n.). As a noun meaning "a pure-blood animal" from 1882.

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pureblood in Medicine

pureblood

(pyur′blŭd′)
adj.
  1. Of unmixed ancestry; purebred.
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