And what is unspoiled or uncontaminated may connote the freshness and cleanness of something that has just been made, which explains how pristine has also come to mean fresh and clean. See examples of pristine used in a sentence. Remaining in a pure state, without human alteration Remaining free from dirt or decay Of, relating to, or typical of the earliest time or condition Meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the oxford english dictionary
Its pristine condition suggests that it has been rarely handled in the intervening centuries. Definition of pristine adjective in oxford advanced learner's dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more. From middle french pristin, borrowed from latin prīstinus Stale, soiled, damaged, broken, blemished, injured, bruised, tainted
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