| Pronunciation: | 'pristeen | ||
| Sponsored Links: | |||
|   | |||
| Matching Terms: | pristinate | ||
| Definition: |
| ||
|   | |||
| Synonyms: | clean, pure | ||
|   | |||
| |||
| Definition: | \Pris"tine\, a. [L. pristinus, akin to prior: cf. F.
pristin. See {Prior}, a.]
Belonging to the earliest period or state; original;
primitive; primeval; as, the pristine state of innocence; the
pristine manners of a people; pristine vigor.
| ||
|   | |||
| COPYRIGHT © 2000-2009 HYPERDICTIONARY.COM | HYPERDICTIONARY.COM |