Meanings
nounpurpre (uncountable)
- obsoleteuncountablepurple
adjectivepurpre (comparative more purpre, superlative most purpre)
comparative more purpre · superlative most purpre
- obsoletepurple
Origin
- Frenchpourpre“purple”
- Englishpurpre
Compare French pourpre (“purple”).
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APA
purpre. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/purpre
MLA
“purpre.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/purpre. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “purpre,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/purpre.
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