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Pluperfect

Pluperfect Meaning & Definition
Pluperfect Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Pluperfect?

[n] a perfective tense used to express action completed in the past; "`I had finished' is an example of the past perfect"
[adj] more than perfect; "he spoke with pluperfect precision"
[adj] (linguistics) of or relating to the pat perfect tense of verbs; "pluperfect endings"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Pluperfect: past perfect | past perfect tense | perfect | pluferfect tense

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See Also | perfect | perfect tense | perfective | perfective tense

Pluperfect In Webster's Dictionary

\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 action or event. -- n. The pluperfect tense; also, a verb in the pluperfect tense.

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