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PUREBRED

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A pedigreed animal of unmixed lineage; used especially of horses

Synonyms:

pureblood; purebred; thoroughbred

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("purebred" is a kind of...):

animal; animate being; beast; brute; creature; fauna (a living organism characterized by voluntary movement)

Derivation:

purebred (bred for many generations from member of a recognized breed or strain)

 II. (adjective) 

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Meaning:

Bred for many generations from member of a recognized breed or strain

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

blooded; full-blood; full-blooded (of unmixed ancestry)

pedigree; pedigreed; pureblood; pureblooded; thoroughbred (having a list of ancestors as proof of being a purebred animal)

Attribute:

ancestry; derivation; filiation; lineage (inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline)

Antonym:

crossbred (bred from parents of different varieties or species)

Derivation:

purebred (a pedigreed animal of unmixed lineage; used especially of horses)

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