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🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

di razza pura

Pronunciation / Transliteration: dee rat-tsa poo-ra

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Purebred/ˈpjʊər.brɛd/
adjectivenounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #14500 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"Questo cane è di razza pura."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    An animal whose lineage is recorded and recognized as belonging to a specific breed.

    "The dog show featured only purebreds, showcasing the finest examples of each breed."
As adjective
  1. 1

    Describing an animal that is of a specific breed and has not been mixed with other breeds.

    "She adopted a purebred Labrador Retriever from a reputable breeder."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the combination of the English adjectives 'pure' (from Old French 'pur', ultimately from Latin 'purus') and 'bred' (the past participle of 'breed', from Old English 'brēdan'). The term emerged in the late 18th century within agricultural and livestock-keeping contexts to denote animals of unmixed descent belonging to a recognized breed.

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