🇮🇳Hindi Source WordCode: HI

शुद्ध नस्ल

Pronunciation / Transliteration: shuddh nasal

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Purebred/ˈpjʊərˌbrɛd/
nounadjectiveCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇮🇳 Example Sentence in Hindi:

"यह कुत्ता शुद्ध नस्ल का है।"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    An animal whose lineage is recorded and recognized as belonging to a specific breed.

    "The dog show featured only purebreds, showcasing the finest examples of each breed."
As adjective
  1. 1

    Describing an animal that is of a specific breed and has not been mixed with other breeds.

    "She adopted a purebred Labrador Retriever from a reputable breeder."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'purebred' originates from the combination of 'pure', derived from the Latin 'purus' meaning 'clean' or 'unmixed', and 'bred', the past participle of 'breed', which comes from Old English 'brēdan' meaning 'to rear or bring up'. The term has evolved to refer specifically to animals that are bred from parents of the same breed without any crossbreeding.

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