What does preterperfect mean?
Definitions for preterperfect
preter·per·fect
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Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Preterperfectadjective
A grammatical term applied to the tense which denotes time absolutely past.
Etymology: præteritum persectum, Lat.
The same natural aversion to loquacity has of late made a considerable alteration in our language, by closing in one syllable the termination of our preterperfect tense, as drown’d, walk’d, for drowned, walked. Joseph Addison, Spectator.
Webster Dictionary
Preterperfect
old name of the tense also called preterit
Etymology: [Pref. preter- + perfect.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Preterperfect
prē-tėr-pėr′fekt, adj. denoting the perfect tense.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of preterperfect in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of preterperfect in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
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