English dictionary
pluperfect
/pl/u/'p/[@]/rf/I/kt/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
adjective
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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.
Source: webster1913
noun
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a perfective tense used to express action completed in the past
Source: WordNet 3.0
adjective satellite
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more than perfect
ExamplesHe spoke with pluperfect precision.
Source: WordNet 3.0