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simon-pure definition

simon-pure (sī′mən pyo̵or′)

adjective

genuine; real; authentic

Etymology: after Simon Pure, a Quaker in Susanna Centlivre's play A Bold Stroke for a Wife (1718), who must prove his identity against an impostor's claims

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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