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purpure

/pəˈpjʊə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.05 in modern English

Syllables
pur-pure
IPA
/pəˈpjʊə/
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A purple colour on a coat of arms, represented in engraving by diagonal parallel lines 45 degrees clockwise.

Uncountable

adj

In blazon, of the colour purple.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English purpure, from Old English purpure and Old French purpure (“purple”); both from Latin purpura. Doublet of purple and purpura.

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Usage

Derived Forms

purpuraceous purpurescent purpurize

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce purpure?
The recorded pronunciation is /pəˈpjʊə/.
What does purpure mean?
A purple colour on a coat of arms, represented in engraving by diagonal parallel lines 45 degrees clockwise.
Where does purpure come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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