About The Word Pluperfect
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Pluperfect
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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 Related Terms | Find terms related to Pluperfect: 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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