- plu·per·fect
- /ˌpluːˈpɚfıkt/ noun [noncount]grammar : ↑past perfect
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plu·per·fect
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plu´per´fect|ly — plu|per|fect «PLOO PUR fihkt», noun, adjective. –n. = past perfect. (Cf. ↑past perfect) –adj. 1. of, in, or having to do with the past perfect. 2. more than perfect; very excellent. ╂[short for Latin (tempus praeteritum) plūs (quam) perfectum… … Useful english dictionary
plu|per|fect — «PLOO PUR fihkt», noun, adjective. –n. = past perfect. (Cf. ↑past perfect) –adj. 1. of, in, or having to do with the past perfect. 2. more than perfect; very excellent. ╂[short for Latin (tempus praeteritum) plūs (quam) perfectum (past tense)… … Useful english dictionary
per — per·acetic; per·acid; per·act; per·acute; per·alkaline; per·aluminous; per·am·bu·lant; per·am·bu·late; per·am·bu·la·tion; per·am·bu·la·tor; per·am·bu·la·to·ry; per·a·na·kan; per·bend; per·borate; per·bromide; Per·bu·nan; per·ca; per·cale;… … English syllables
fect — af·fect·a·bil·i·ty; af·fect·a·ble; af·fect·er; de·fect·less; ef·fect·ful; ef·fect·ible; ef·fect·less; in·fect·ibil·i·ty; in·fect·ible; per·fect·abil·i·ty; per·fect·able; per·fect·ibil·ian; per·fect·ibi·lism; per·fect·ibi·list;… … English syllables
plu — an·o·plu·ra; com·plu·ten·sian; com·plu·vi·um; de·plu·mate; de·plu·ma·tion; di·plu·ra; im·plu·vi·um; plu; plu·chea; plu·ma·ceous; plu·mach; plu·mage; plu·maged; plu·mas·sier; plu·mate; plu·ma·tel·la; plu·met; plu·me·té; plu·me·tis; plu·mette;… … English syllables
pluperfect — plu·per·fect … English syllables
pluperfectly — plu·per·fect·ly … English syllables
pluperfect — plu•per•fect [[t]pluˈpɜr fɪkt[/t]] adj. 1) gram. past perfect 1) 2) cvb more than perfect: speaking with pluperfect precision[/ex] 3) gram. past perfect 2), past perfect 3) • Etymology: 1520–30; < L plū(s quam) perfectum (more than) perfect,… … From formal English to slang
pluperfect — plu|per|fect [plu:ˈpə:fıkt US ə:r ] n [Date: 1400 1500; : Late Latin; Origin: plusquamperfectus more than perfect ] the pluperfect technical the ↑past perfect tense of a verb … Dictionary of contemporary English
pluperfect, the — plu|per|fect, the [ ,plu pɜrfıkt ] noun LINGUISTICS the PAST PERFECT tense of a verb … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
