synonyms

pureblooded

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Synonyms for pureblooded

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I turned to my companion, M. Martini, a pureblooded Southerner.

WORD ORIGIN

1851, from pure blood (n.), attested from 1751 in reference to breeding, from pure (adj.) + blood (n.). As a noun meaning "a pure-blood animal" from 1882.

MORE RELATED WORDS FOR PUREBLOODED

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