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Noun Concept
Categories: Concepts in language policy, Linguistic purism, Articles with short description
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purism  linguistic purism  Language Purification  Language protection  Language protectionism
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Scrupulous or exaggerated insistence on purity or correctness (especially in language) WordNet 3.0
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Scrupulous or exaggerated insistence on purity or correctness (especially in language) WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Linguistic purism or linguistic protectionism is the prescriptive practice of defining or recognizing one variety of a language as being purer or of intrinsically higher quality than other varieties. Wikipedia
The practice of defining one variety of a language as "pure" Wikipedia Disambiguation
Opposition of foreign influence on a language Wikidata
Insistence on the traditionally correct way. Wiktionary (translation)
An insistence on the traditionally correct way of doing things. Wiktionary
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Linguistic purisms WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet