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pris•tine

Pronunciation: (pris'tēn, pri-stēn'; esp. Brit. pris'tīn), [key]
—adj.
1. having its original purity; uncorrupted or unsullied.
2. of or pertaining to the earliest period or state; primitive.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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