PRISTINE


Meaning of PRISTINE in English

/ ˈprɪstiːn; NAmE / adjective

1.

fresh and clean, as if new

SYN immaculate :

The car is in pristine condition .

2.

not developed or changed in any way; left in its original condition

SYN unspoiled :

pristine, pollution-free beaches

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 16th cent. (in the sense original, former, primitive and undeveloped ): from Latin pristinus former. The senses unspoilt and spotless date from the 1920s.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.