 pluperfect |
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| 1. | [ adjective ] more than perfect | |
| Examples: | "he spoke with pluperfect precision" |
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| Related terms: | perfect | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] (linguistics) of or relating to the pat perfect tense of verbs | |
| Examples: | "pluperfect endings" |
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| Related terms: | past_perfect | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (grammar) a perfective tense used to express action completed in the past | |
| Synonyms: | past_perfect_tense pluferfect_tense past_perfect | |
| Examples: | "`I had finished' is an example of the past perfect" |
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| Related terms: | perfective | |
