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pluperfect

/pl/u/'p/[@]/rf/I/kt/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

adjective

  1. 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.

    adjective

    Source: webster1913

noun

  1. a perfective tense used to express action completed in the past

    noun.linkdef

    Source: WordNet 3.0

adjective satellite

  1. more than perfect

    adj.all

    Examples
    He spoke with pluperfect precision.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

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