About The Word Aorist
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Aorist
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What's The Definition Of Aorist?
[n] a verb tense in some languages (classical Greek; Sanskrit) expressing action (especially past) without indicating its completion or continuation
Synonyms | Synonyms for Aorist: Related Terms | Find terms related to Aorist: See Also | tense Aorist In Webster's Dictionary \A"o*rist\ ([=a]"[-o]*r[i^]st), n. [Gr. 'ao`ristos
indefinite; 'a priv. + "ori`zein to define, ? boundary,
limit.] (Gram.)
A tense in the Greek language, which expresses an action as
completed in past time, but leaves it, in other respects,
wholly indeterminate.
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