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How to pronounce “puritan”
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Pronunciation guide for puritan
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of puritan with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Kate Lister: An honest history of an ancient and "nasty" word
that was unleashed when the plug was pulled on the Puritan rule.
- Definition summary
- (usually derogatory) A puritanical person.
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How to pronounce puritan
Kate Lister: An honest history of an ancient and "nasty" word

that was unleashed when the plug was pulled on the Puritan rule.
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “puritan”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- (usually derogatory) A puritanical person.
- [Adjective]
- (usually derogatory) Acting or behaving according to the Puritan morals (e.g. propagating modesty), especially with regard to pleasure, nudity and sex; ascetic.
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