"pure and simple" meaning in English

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Phrase

Forms: pure and simple
Etymology: : pure and simple < → δείτε τις λέξεις pure, and και simple
  1. δεν είναι τίποτα άλλο εκτός από
    Sense id: el-pure_and_simple-en-phrase-2BZKU9n3 Categories (other): Ιδιωματισμοί (αγγλικά)
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: plain and simple
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