in pristine condition

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• pristine — 1. The usual pronunciation now is pris teen, although the stress varies between the two syllables (and is often placed on the second in AmE). 2. The primary meaning of pristine is that present in Latin pristinus which meant ‘ancient, original’ in …   Modern English usage

• pristine — UK [ˈprɪstiːn] / US [ˈprɪˌstɪn] adjective 1) something that is pristine looks very clean, tidy, or new pristine snow/beaches/lawns in pristine condition: The bike was in pristine condition. 2) something that is pristine involves behaviour that is …   English dictionary

• pristine — pris|tine [ prı,stin ] adjective something that is pristine looks very clean, neat, or new: pristine snow/beaches/lawns in pristine condition: The bike was in pristine condition. a. used about someone whose behavior is very moral: a pristine… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• pristine — adjective extremely fresh or clean: the pristine whiteness of newly fallen snow | in pristine condition (=in the same condition as when it was made): a Volvo in pristine condition …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• pristine — pris|tine [ˈprısti:n] adj [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: pristinus] 1.) extremely fresh or clean ▪ a pristine white shirt 2.) something that is pristine is in the same condition as when it was first made ▪ The car has been restored to… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• pristine —    does not simply mean sparkling or tidy, but pure and unchanged from an original condition. You might speak of a pristine brook or a Raphael painting in pristine condition, but to describe a tidied closet or freshly laundered shirt as pristine… …   Dictionary of troublesome word

• pristine — [[t]prɪ̱stiːn[/t]] ADJ: usu ADJ n Pristine things are extremely clean or new. [FORMAL] Now the house is in pristine condition. ...pristine white shirts. Syn: immaculate …   English dictionary

• pristine — /ˈprɪstin / (say pristeen) adjective 1. so clean as to appear new: pristine white sheets; the house was in pristine condition. 2. of or relating to the earliest period or state; original; primitive. 3. having its original purity. {Latin pristinus …  

• pristine — [pris′tēn΄, pris′tin; pris tēn′; ] chiefly Brit [ pris′tīn΄] adj. [L pristinus, former < OL pri, before: see PRIME] 1. characteristic of the earliest, or an earlier, period or condition; original ☆ 2. still pure; uncorrupted; unspoiled… …   English World dictionary

• pristine — ► ADJECTIVE 1) in its original condition. 2) clean and fresh as if new. ORIGIN Latin pristinus former …   English terms dictionary

• condition — noun 1 state of sth ADJECTIVE ▪ excellent, good, immaculate, mint, perfect, pristine ▪ reasonable ▪ bad …   Collocations dictionary