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pure laine

/pjʊɹ ˈleɪn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.73 in modern English

Syllables
pure laine
IPA
/pjʊɹ ˈleɪn/
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to francophone Quebecers of "pure" French ancestry, descended from settlers in New France.

Canadian usage

noun

A pure laine Quebecer.

Canadian usage

Etymology

From French pure laine (literally “pure wool”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

more pure laine (comparative) most pure laine (superlative) pure laines (plural)

Phrases

pur et dur

Frequently Paired Words

pur et dur Québécois

Questions

How do you pronounce pure laine?
The recorded pronunciation is /pjʊɹ ˈleɪn/.
What does pure laine mean?
Of or pertaining to francophone Quebecers of "pure" French ancestry, descended from settlers in New France.
Where does pure laine come from?
It is traced to French.

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