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   paraleipsis
         n 1: suggesting by deliberately concise treatment that much of
               significance is omitted [syn: {paralepsis}, {paraleipsis},
               {paralipsis}, {preterition}]

English Dictionary: proliferation	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
paralepsis n suggesting by deliberately concise treatment that much of significance is omitted Synonym(s): paralepsis, paraleipsis, paralipsis, preterition
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Paralipomenon n (Old Testament) an obsolete name for the Old Testament books of I Chronicles and II Chronicles which were regarded as supplementary to Kings
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paralipsis n suggesting by deliberately concise treatment that much of significance is omitted Synonym(s): paralepsis, paraleipsis, paralipsis, preterition
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parol evidence rule n a rule that oral evidence cannot be used to contradict the terms of a written contract
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Pearl Bailey n United States singer (1918-1990) [syn: Bailey, {Pearl Bailey}, Pearl Mae Bailey]
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pearl barley n barley ground into small round pellets
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Pearl Buck n United States author whose novels drew on her experiences as a missionary in China (1892-1973) Synonym(s): Buck, Pearl Buck, Pearl Sydenstricker Buck
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pearl fishery n a fishery where they fish for pearl oysters
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pearl-fish n found living within the alimentary canals of e.g. sea cucumbers or between the shells of pearl oysters in or near shallow seagrass beds Synonym(s): pearlfish, pearl-fish
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pearlfish n found living within the alimentary canals of e.g. sea cucumbers or between the shells of pearl oysters in or near shallow seagrass beds Synonym(s): pearlfish, pearl-fish
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pearly everlasting n an American everlasting having foliage with soft wooly hairs and corymbose heads with pearly white bracts Synonym(s): pearly everlasting, cottonweed, Anaphalis margaritacea
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Perilla frutescens crispa n plant grown for its ornamental red or purple foliage [syn: beefsteak plant, Perilla frutescens crispa]
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Pierre Laporte Bridge n a suspension bridge across the Saint Lawrence River at Quebec
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prelapsarian adj of or relating to the time before the Fall of Adam and Eve
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pro-life adj advocating full legal protection of embryos and fetuses (especially opposing the legalization of induced abortions) Antonym(s): pro-choice
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pro-life faction n those who argue that induced abortion is killing and should be prohibited
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pro-lifer n an advocate of full legal protection for embryos and fetuses; someone opposed to legalized induced abortion
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prolapse n the slipping or falling out of place of an organ (as the uterus) Synonym(s): prolapse, prolapsus, descensus v slip or fall out of place, as of body parts; "prolapsed rectum"
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prolapsus n the slipping or falling out of place of an organ (as the uterus) Synonym(s): prolapse, prolapsus, descensus
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prolepsis n anticipating and answering objections in advance
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proliferate v grow rapidly; "Pizza parlors proliferate in this area" cause to grow or increase rapidly; "We must not proliferate nuclear arms"
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proliferation n growth by the rapid multiplication of parts a rapid increase in number (especially a rapid increase in the number of deadly weapons); "the proliferation of nuclear weapons" Antonym(s): non-proliferation, nonproliferation
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prolific adj intellectually productive; "a prolific writer"; "a fecund imagination" Synonym(s): fecund, fertile, prolific bearing in abundance especially offspring; "flying foxes are extremely prolific"; "a prolific pear tree" Synonym(s): prolific, fertile
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prolificacy n the property of producing abundantly and sustaining vigorous and luxuriant growth; "he praised the richness of the soil"; "weeds lovely in their rankness" Synonym(s): richness, rankness, prolificacy, fertility
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pyorrhea alveolaris n chronic periodontitis; purulent inflammation of the teeth sockets Synonym(s): pyorrhea, pyorrhoea, pyorrhea alveolaris, Riggs' disease
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Pyrrhula pyrrhula n common European finch mostly black and white with red throat and breast Synonym(s): bullfinch, Pyrrhula pyrrhula
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Paralbumin \Par`al*bu"min\, n. [Pref. para- + albumin.] (Physiol. Chem.) A proteidlike body found in the fluid from ovarian cysts and elsewhere. It is generally associated with a substance related to, if not identical with, glycogen.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Preterition \Pre`ter*i"tion\ (?; 277), n. [L. praeteritio: cf. F. pr[82]t[82]rition.] 1. The act of passing, or going past; the state of being past. --Bp. Hall. 2. (Rhet.) A figure by which, in pretending to pass over anything, a summary mention of it is made; as, [bd]I will not say, he is valiant, he is learned, he is just.[b8] Called also {paraleipsis}. 3. (Law) The omission by a testator of some one of his heirs who is entitled to a portion. --Bouvier.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Paraleipsis \[d8]Par`a*leip"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?], fr. [?] to leave on one side, to omit; [?] beside + [?] to leave.] (Rhet.) A pretended or apparent omission; a figure by which a speaker artfully pretends to pass by what he really mentions; as, for example, if an orator should say, [bd]I do not speak of my adversary's scandalous venality and rapacity, his brutal conduct, his treachery and malice.[b8] [Written also {paralepsis}, {paralepsy}, {paralipsis}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Paraleipsis \[d8]Par`a*leip"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?], fr. [?] to leave on one side, to omit; [?] beside + [?] to leave.] (Rhet.) A pretended or apparent omission; a figure by which a speaker artfully pretends to pass by what he really mentions; as, for example, if an orator should say, [bd]I do not speak of my adversary's scandalous venality and rapacity, his brutal conduct, his treachery and malice.[b8] [Written also {paralepsis}, {paralepsy}, {paralipsis}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Paralipsis \Par`a*lip"sis\, n. [NL.] See {Paraleipsis}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Paraleipsis \[d8]Par`a*leip"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?], fr. [?] to leave on one side, to omit; [?] beside + [?] to leave.] (Rhet.) A pretended or apparent omission; a figure by which a speaker artfully pretends to pass by what he really mentions; as, for example, if an orator should say, [bd]I do not speak of my adversary's scandalous venality and rapacity, his brutal conduct, his treachery and malice.[b8] [Written also {paralepsis}, {paralepsy}, {paralipsis}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Paralipsis \Par`a*lip"sis\, n. [NL.] See {Paraleipsis}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Paraleipsis \[d8]Par`a*leip"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?], fr. [?] to leave on one side, to omit; [?] beside + [?] to leave.] (Rhet.) A pretended or apparent omission; a figure by which a speaker artfully pretends to pass by what he really mentions; as, for example, if an orator should say, [bd]I do not speak of my adversary's scandalous venality and rapacity, his brutal conduct, his treachery and malice.[b8] [Written also {paralepsis}, {paralepsy}, {paralipsis}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pearl \Pearl\, n. [OE. perle, F. perle, LL. perla, perula, probably fr. (assumed) L. pirulo, dim. of L. pirum a pear. See {Pear}, and cf. {Purl} to mantle.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) A shelly concretion, usually rounded, and having a brilliant luster, with varying tints, found in the mantle, or between the mantle and shell, of certain bivalve mollusks, especially in the pearl oysters and river mussels, and sometimes in certain univalves. It is usually due to a secretion of shelly substance around some irritating foreign particle. Its substance is the same as nacre, or mother-of-pearl. Pearls which are round, or nearly round, and of fine luster, are highly esteemed as jewels, and compare in value with the precious stones. 2. Hence, figuratively, something resembling a pearl; something very precious. I see thee compassed with thy kingdom's pearl. --Shak. And those pearls of dew she wears. --Milton. 3. Nacre, or mother-of-pearl. 4. (Zo[94]l.) A fish allied to the turbot; the brill. 5. (Zo[94]l.) A light-colored tern. 6. (Zo[94]l.) One of the circle of tubercles which form the bur on a deer's antler. 7. A whitish speck or film on the eye. [Obs.] --Milton. 8. A capsule of gelatin or similar substance containing some liquid for medicinal application, as ether. 9. (Print.) A size of type, between agate and diamond. [b5] This line is printed in the type called pearl. {Ground pearl}. (Zo[94]l.) See under {Ground}. {Pearl barley}, kernels of barley, ground so as to form small, round grains. {Pearl diver}, one who dives for pearl oysters. {Pearl edge}, an edge of small loops on the side of some kinds of ribbon; also, a narrow kind of thread edging to be sewed on lace. {Pearl eye}, cataract. [R.] {Pearl gray}, a very pale and delicate blue-gray color. {Pearl millet}, Egyptian millet ({Penicillaria spicata}). {Pearl moss}. See {Carrageen}. {Pearl moth} (Zo[94]l.), any moth of the genus {Margaritia}; -- so called on account of its pearly color. {Pearl oyster} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of large tropical marine bivalve mollusks of the genus {Meleagrina}, or {Margaritifera}, found in the East Indies (especially at Ceylon), in the Persian Gulf, on the coast of Australia, and on the Pacific coast of America. Called also {pearl shell}, and {pearl mussel}. {Pearl powder}. See {Pearl white}, below. {Pearl sago}, sago in the form of small pearly grains. {Pearl sinter} (Min.), fiorite. {Pearl spar} (Min.), a crystallized variety of dolomite, having a pearly luster. {Pearl white}. (a) Basic bismuth nitrate, or bismuth subchloride; -- used chiefly as a cosmetic. (b) A variety of white lead blued with indigo or Berlin blue.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pearl \Pearl\, n. [OE. perle, F. perle, LL. perla, perula, probably fr. (assumed) L. pirulo, dim. of L. pirum a pear. See {Pear}, and cf. {Purl} to mantle.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) A shelly concretion, usually rounded, and having a brilliant luster, with varying tints, found in the mantle, or between the mantle and shell, of certain bivalve mollusks, especially in the pearl oysters and river mussels, and sometimes in certain univalves. It is usually due to a secretion of shelly substance around some irritating foreign particle. Its substance is the same as nacre, or mother-of-pearl. Pearls which are round, or nearly round, and of fine luster, are highly esteemed as jewels, and compare in value with the precious stones. 2. Hence, figuratively, something resembling a pearl; something very precious. I see thee compassed with thy kingdom's pearl. --Shak. And those pearls of dew she wears. --Milton. 3. Nacre, or mother-of-pearl. 4. (Zo[94]l.) A fish allied to the turbot; the brill. 5. (Zo[94]l.) A light-colored tern. 6. (Zo[94]l.) One of the circle of tubercles which form the bur on a deer's antler. 7. A whitish speck or film on the eye. [Obs.] --Milton. 8. A capsule of gelatin or similar substance containing some liquid for medicinal application, as ether. 9. (Print.) A size of type, between agate and diamond. [b5] This line is printed in the type called pearl. {Ground pearl}. (Zo[94]l.) See under {Ground}. {Pearl barley}, kernels of barley, ground so as to form small, round grains. {Pearl diver}, one who dives for pearl oysters. {Pearl edge}, an edge of small loops on the side of some kinds of ribbon; also, a narrow kind of thread edging to be sewed on lace. {Pearl eye}, cataract. [R.] {Pearl gray}, a very pale and delicate blue-gray color. {Pearl millet}, Egyptian millet ({Penicillaria spicata}). {Pearl moss}. See {Carrageen}. {Pearl moth} (Zo[94]l.), any moth of the genus {Margaritia}; -- so called on account of its pearly color. {Pearl oyster} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of large tropical marine bivalve mollusks of the genus {Meleagrina}, or {Margaritifera}, found in the East Indies (especially at Ceylon), in the Persian Gulf, on the coast of Australia, and on the Pacific coast of America. Called also {pearl shell}, and {pearl mussel}. {Pearl powder}. See {Pearl white}, below. {Pearl sago}, sago in the form of small pearly grains. {Pearl sinter} (Min.), fiorite. {Pearl spar} (Min.), a crystallized variety of dolomite, having a pearly luster. {Pearl white}. (a) Basic bismuth nitrate, or bismuth subchloride; -- used chiefly as a cosmetic. (b) A variety of white lead blued with indigo or Berlin blue.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pearlfish \Pearl"fish`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) Any fish whose scales yield a pearl-like pigment used in manufacturing artificial pearls, as the bleak, and whitebait.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Poorly \Poor"ly\, adv. 1. In a poor manner or condition; without plenty, or sufficiency, or suitable provision for comfort; as, to live poorly. 2. With little or no success; indifferently; with little profit or advantage; as, to do poorly in business. 3. Meanly; without spirit. Nor is their courage or their wealth so low, That from his wars they poorly would retire. --Dryden. 4. Without skill or merit; as, he performs poorly. {Poorly off}, not well off; not rich.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Prelibation \Pre`li*ba"tion\, n. [L. praelibatio, fr. praelibare to taste beforehand: cf. F. prelibation.] 1. A tasting beforehand, or by anticipation; a foretaste; as, a prelibation of heavenly bliss. 2. A pouring out, or libation, before tasting.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Prolapse \Pro*lapse"\, n. [L. prolapsus, fr. prolapsus, p. p. of prolabi to fall forward; pro forward + labi to glide, fall.] (Med.) The falling down of a part through the orifice with which it is naturally connected, especially of the uterus or the rectum. --Dunglison.
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Prolapse \Pro*lapse"\, v. i. To fall down or out; to protrude.
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Prolapsion \Pro*lap"sion\, n. [L. prolapsio.] (Med.) Prolapse. [ Written also {prolaption}.] [Obs.]
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Prolapsus \Pro*lap"sus\, n. [L.] (Med.) Prolapse.
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Prolapsion \Pro*lap"sion\, n. [L. prolapsio.] (Med.) Prolapse. [ Written also {prolaption}.] [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Proleptic \Prolep"tic\, Proleptical \Prolep"tic*al\, a. [Gr. [?]: cf. F. proleptique.] 1. Of or pertaining to prolepsis; anticipative. [bd]A far-seeing or proleptic wisdom.[b8] --De Quincey. 2. Previous; antecedent. --Glanvill. 3. (Med.) Anticipating the usual time; -- applied to a periodical disease whose paroxysms return at an earlier hour at every repetition.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Proleptic \Prolep"tic\, Proleptical \Prolep"tic*al\, a. [Gr. [?]: cf. F. proleptique.] 1. Of or pertaining to prolepsis; anticipative. [bd]A far-seeing or proleptic wisdom.[b8] --De Quincey. 2. Previous; antecedent. --Glanvill. 3. (Med.) Anticipating the usual time; -- applied to a periodical disease whose paroxysms return at an earlier hour at every repetition.
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Proleptically \Prolep"tical*ly\, adv. In a proleptical manner.
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Proleptics \Pro*lep"tics\, n. (Med.) The art and science of predicting in medicine. --Laycock.
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Proliferate \Prolif"erate\, v. t. [L. proles offspring + ferre to bear.] 1. (Biol.) To produce or form cells; especially, to produce cells rapidly. 2. (Zo[94]l.) To produce zooids by budding.
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Proliferation \Prolif`era"tion\, n. 1. (Biol.) The continuous development of cells in tissue formation; cell formation. --Virchow. 2. (Zo[94]l.) The production of numerous zooids by budding, especially when buds arise from other buds in succession.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Proliferous \Prolif"erous\, a. [L. proles offspring + -ferous.] 1. (Bot.) Bearing offspring; -- applied to a flower from within which another is produced, or to a branch or frond from which another rises, or to a plant which is reproduced by buds or gemm[91]. 2. (Zo[94]l.) (a) Producing young by budding. (b) Producing sexual zooids by budding; -- said of the blastostyle of a hydroid. (c) Producing a cluster of branchlets from a larger branch; -- said of corals. {Proliferous cyst} (Med.), a cyst that produces highly-organized or even vascular structures. --Paget. -- {Prolif"erous*ly}, adv.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Proliferous \Prolif"erous\, a. [L. proles offspring + -ferous.] 1. (Bot.) Bearing offspring; -- applied to a flower from within which another is produced, or to a branch or frond from which another rises, or to a plant which is reproduced by buds or gemm[91]. 2. (Zo[94]l.) (a) Producing young by budding. (b) Producing sexual zooids by budding; -- said of the blastostyle of a hydroid. (c) Producing a cluster of branchlets from a larger branch; -- said of corals. {Proliferous cyst} (Med.), a cyst that produces highly-organized or even vascular structures. --Paget. -- {Prolif"erous*ly}, adv.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Proliferous \Prolif"erous\, a. [L. proles offspring + -ferous.] 1. (Bot.) Bearing offspring; -- applied to a flower from within which another is produced, or to a branch or frond from which another rises, or to a plant which is reproduced by buds or gemm[91]. 2. (Zo[94]l.) (a) Producing young by budding. (b) Producing sexual zooids by budding; -- said of the blastostyle of a hydroid. (c) Producing a cluster of branchlets from a larger branch; -- said of corals. {Proliferous cyst} (Med.), a cyst that produces highly-organized or even vascular structures. --Paget. -- {Prolif"erous*ly}, adv.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Prolific \Pro*lif"ic\, a. [F. prolifique, fr. L. proles offspring (from pro for, forward + the root of alere to nourish) + facere to make. See {Adult}, {Old}, and {Fact}.] 1. Having the quality of generating; producing young or fruit; generative; fruitful; productive; -- applied to plants producing fruit, animals producing young, etc.; -- usually with the implied idea of frequent or numerous production; as, a prolific tree, female, and the like. 2. Serving to produce; fruitful of results; active; as, a prolific brain; a controversy prolific of evil. 3. (Bot.) Proliferous.
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Prolificacy \Prolif"ica*cy\, n. Prolificness. [R.]
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Prolifical \Prolif"ical\, a. Producing young or fruit abundantly; fruitful; prolific. -- {Prolif"ical*ly}, adv.
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Prolifical \Prolif"ical\, a. Producing young or fruit abundantly; fruitful; prolific. -- {Prolif"ical*ly}, adv.
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Prolificate \Prolif"icate\, v. t. [See {Prolific}.] To make prolific; to fertilize; to impregnate. --Sir T. Browne.
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Prolification \Prolif`ica"tion\, n. [Cf. F. prolification, LL. prolificatio.] 1. The generation of young. 2. (Bot.) Reproduction by the growth of a plant, or part of a plant, directly from an older one, or by gemm[91].
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Prolificness \Prolif"icness\, n. The quality or state of being prolific; fruitfulness; prolificacy.
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From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
ParAlfl Hudak, Yale. Parallel functional language, a superset of Alfl. Used by the Alfalfa system on Intel iPSC and Encore Multimax. ["Para-Functional Programming", P. Hudak, Computer 19(8):60-70 (Aug 1986)]. ["Alfalfa: Distributed Graph Reduction on a Hypercube Multiprocessor", B. Goldberg & P. Hudak, TR, Yale U, Nov 1986].
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Perl profiler (pprof) A tool by Anthony Iano-Fletcher of Nottingham University, UK to profile, and collate data from, {Perl} scripts. Version: 1? Source posted on comp.lang.perl in mid-June 1993. (1993-06-17)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
perl-byacc A modified version of {byacc} that generates a {parser} in {Perl} code, by Rick Ohnemus . It has a "-p" switch so multiple parsers can be used in one program ({C} or Perl). Version 1.8.2 should work on most {Unix} systems. It also works with {SAS/C} 6.x on {Amiga}. (1993-01-24)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
purely functional language A language that supports only {functional programming} and does not allow functions to have {side-effects}. Program execution consists of evaluation of an expression and all subexpressions are {referentially transparent}. (2003-03-25)