- pluperfect plu·per·fect n
- [ˌpluː'pɜːfɪkt]
Gram piuccheperfetto
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pluperfect plu·per·fect n
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Pluperfect — Plu per fect, a. [L. plus more + perfectus perfect; cf. F. plus que parfait, L. plusquamperfectum.] More than perfect; past perfect; said of the tense which denotes that an action or event was completed at or before the time of another past… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pluperfect — plu•per•fect [[t]pluˈpɜr fɪkt[/t]] adj. 1) gram. past perfect 1) 2) cvb more than perfect: speaking with pluperfect precision[/ex] 3) gram. past perfect 2), past perfect 3) • Etymology: 1520–30; < L plū(s quam) perfectum (more than) perfect,… … From formal English to slang
pluperfect — plu|per|fect [plu:ˈpə:fıkt US ə:r ] n [Date: 1400 1500; : Late Latin; Origin: plusquamperfectus more than perfect ] the pluperfect technical the ↑past perfect tense of a verb … Dictionary of contemporary English
pluperfect, the — plu|per|fect, the [ ,plu pɜrfıkt ] noun LINGUISTICS the PAST PERFECT tense of a verb … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
pluperfect — plu·per·fect … English syllables
pluperfect — Preterpluperfect Pre ter*plu per fect, a. & n. [Pref. preter + pluperfect.] (Gram.) Old name of the tense also called {pluperfect}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Preterpluperfect — Pre ter*plu per fect, a. & n. [Pref. preter + pluperfect.] (Gram.) Old name of the tense also called {pluperfect}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
