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Examples of purity in a Sentence
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Word History
Middle English purete, from Anglo-French purité, from Late Latin puritat-, puritas, from Latin purus pure
13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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“Purity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/purity. Accessed 24 Oct. 2024.
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