Definition of pluperfect Pluperfect
plu•per•fect
We found 10 definitions of pluperfect from 6 different sources.
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What does pluperfect mean?
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| pluperfect - more than perfect; "he spoke with pluperfect precision" |
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- pluperfect (a.)
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. - pluperfect (n.)
The pluperfect tense; also, a verb in the pluperfect tense.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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pluperfect
Grammatical tense (verb form), that is used for events that happen before a point of reference in the past. The reference is given in the context of the story.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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pluperfect
plōō′pėr-fekt, adj. (gram.) noting that an action happened before some other past action referred to. [A corr. of L. plus-quam-perfectum, (lit.) more than or before perfect.]
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🔤- pluperfect, noun, singular of pluperfects.
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