Main Entry: pure
Pronunciation: 'pyur
Function: adjective
Inflected Form(s): pur·er; pur·est
Etymology: Middle English pur, from Anglo-French, from Latin purus; akin to Old High German fowen to sift, Sanskrit punAti he cleanses, Middle Irish úr fresh, new
1 a (1) : unmixed with any other matter <pure gold> (2) : free from dust, dirt, or taint <pure springwater> (3) : SPOTLESS, STAINLESS b : free from harshness or roughness and being in tune -- used of a musical tone c of a vowel : characterized by no appreciable alteration of articulation during utterance
2 a : being thus and no other : SHEER, UNMITIGATED <pure folly> b (1) : ABSTRACT, THEORETICAL <pure research> (2) : A PRIORI <pure mechanics> c : not directed toward exposition of reality or solution of practical problems <pure literature> d : being nonobjective and to be appraised on formal and technical qualities only <pure form>
3 a (1) : free from what vitiates, weakens, or pollutes (2) : containing nothing that does not properly belong b : free from moral fault or guilt c : marked by chastity : CONTINENT d (1) : of pure blood and unmixed ancestry (2) : homozygous in and breeding true for one or more characters e : ritually clean
4 : having exactly the talents or skills needed for a particular role
Main Entry: elec·tron·ic
Pronunciation: i-"lek-'trä-nik
Function: adjective
1 : of or relating to electrons
2 a : of, relating to, or utilizing devices constructed or working by the methods or principles of electronics <electronic fuel injection> b : implemented on or by means of a computer : involving a computer <electronic banking>
3 a : generating musical tones by electronic means <an organ electronic> b : of, relating to, or being music that consists of sounds electronically generated or modified
4 : of, relating to, or being a medium (as television) by which information is transmitted
Main Entry: in·dul·gence
Pronunciation: in-'d&l-j&n(t)s
Function: noun
1 : remission of part or all of the temporal and especially purgatorial punishment that according to Roman Catholicism is due for sins whose eternal punishment has been remitted and whose guilt has been pardoned (as through the sacrament of reconciliation)
2 : the act of indulging : the state of being indulgent
3 a : an indulgent act b : an extension of time for payment or performance granted as a favor
4 a : the act of indulging in something; especially : SELF-INDULGENCE
Pronunciation: 'pyur
Function: adjective
Inflected Form(s): pur·er; pur·est
Etymology: Middle English pur, from Anglo-French, from Latin purus; akin to Old High German fowen to sift, Sanskrit punAti he cleanses, Middle Irish úr fresh, new
1 a (1) : unmixed with any other matter <pure gold> (2) : free from dust, dirt, or taint <pure springwater> (3) : SPOTLESS, STAINLESS b : free from harshness or roughness and being in tune -- used of a musical tone c of a vowel : characterized by no appreciable alteration of articulation during utterance
2 a : being thus and no other : SHEER, UNMITIGATED <pure folly> b (1) : ABSTRACT, THEORETICAL <pure research> (2) : A PRIORI <pure mechanics> c : not directed toward exposition of reality or solution of practical problems <pure literature> d : being nonobjective and to be appraised on formal and technical qualities only <pure form>
3 a (1) : free from what vitiates, weakens, or pollutes (2) : containing nothing that does not properly belong b : free from moral fault or guilt c : marked by chastity : CONTINENT d (1) : of pure blood and unmixed ancestry (2) : homozygous in and breeding true for one or more characters e : ritually clean
4 : having exactly the talents or skills needed for a particular role
Main Entry: elec·tron·ic
Pronunciation: i-"lek-'trä-nik
Function: adjective
1 : of or relating to electrons
2 a : of, relating to, or utilizing devices constructed or working by the methods or principles of electronics <electronic fuel injection> b : implemented on or by means of a computer : involving a computer <electronic banking>
3 a : generating musical tones by electronic means <an organ electronic> b : of, relating to, or being music that consists of sounds electronically generated or modified
4 : of, relating to, or being a medium (as television) by which information is transmitted
Main Entry: in·dul·gence
Pronunciation: in-'d&l-j&n(t)s
Function: noun
1 : remission of part or all of the temporal and especially purgatorial punishment that according to Roman Catholicism is due for sins whose eternal punishment has been remitted and whose guilt has been pardoned (as through the sacrament of reconciliation)
2 : the act of indulging : the state of being indulgent
3 a : an indulgent act b : an extension of time for payment or performance granted as a favor
4 a : the act of indulging in something; especially : SELF-INDULGENCE
Danjeruss' Achievements
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