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Pristine has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Adjective
1

completely free from dirt or contamination

"pristine mountain snow"

2

immaculately clean and unused

"handed her his pristine white handkerchief"

3

Unspoiled; still with its original purity; uncorrupted or unsullied.

"The ichthyologist noted that the ancient fossil belonged to a pristine species within the Pristidae family, confirming its classification as an early sawfish."

4

Relating to sawfishes of the family Pristidae.

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Origin

Pristine comes from the Middle French word pristin, which was borrowed from the Latin prīstinus. Its original meaning relates to something that is restored or returned to its former state.

Rhyming Words
ine sine vine line mine bine zine wine dine eine pine gine kine rine fine nine tine cine meine reine
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