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purpure
[ pur-pyoor ]
/ ˈpɜr pyʊər /
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noun
the tincture or color purple.
adjective
of the tincture or color purple.
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Origin of purpure
before 900; Middle English, Old English <Latin purpurapurple
Words nearby purpure
purposeless, purposely, purposive, purpresture, purpura, purpure, purpurin, purr, purree, purse, purse crab
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British Dictionary definitions for purpure
purpure
/ (ˈpɜːpjʊə) /
noun, adjective
(usually postpositive) heraldry purple
Word Origin for purpure
Old English from Latin purpura purple
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