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• Pristine — 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. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• pristine — adjective Etymology: Latin pristinus; akin to Latin prior Date: 1534 1. belonging to the earliest period or state ; original < the hypothetical pristine lunar atmosphere > 2. a. not spoiled, corrupted, or polluted (as by civilization) ; pure …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• pristine — /ˈprɪstin / (say pristeen) adjective 1. so clean as to appear new: pristine white sheets; the house was in pristine condition. 2. of or relating to the earliest period or state; original; primitive. 3. having its original purity. {Latin pristinus …  

• pristine — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. prime, first, dawnlike, primordial; fresh, dewy, pure, virginal, unspoiled. See beginning, oldness. Ant., used, old. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. primitive, initial, primary; see fundamental 1 ,… …   English dictionary for students

• pristine — /pris teen, pri steen /; esp. Brit. /pris tuyn/, adj. 1. having its original purity; uncorrupted or unsullied. 2. of or pertaining to the earliest period or state; primitive. [1525 35; < L pristinus early; akin to primus PRIME] Syn. 1. undefiled …   Universalium

• pristine — adjective a) Unspoiled; still with its original purity; uncorrupted or unsullied b) primitive, pertaining to the earliest state of something …   Wiktionary

• pristine —  does not mean spotless. It means original or primeval or in a state virtually unchanged from the original …   Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors

• pristine — pris•tine [[t]ˈprɪs tin, prɪˈstin[/t]] esp. brit. [[t]ˈprɪs taɪn[/t]] adj. 1) having its original purity; uncorrupted or unsullied 2) of or pertaining to the earliest period or state • Etymology: 1525–35; < L pristinus early; akin to prīmus… …   From formal English to slang

• HISTORICAL SURVEY: THE STATE AND ITS ANTECEDENTS (1880–2006) — Introduction It took the new Jewish nation about 70 years to emerge as the State of Israel. The immediate stimulus that initiated the modern return to Zion was the disappointment, in the last quarter of the 19th century, of the expectation that… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

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