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pluperfect definition

plu·per·fect (plo̵̅o̅′pʉr′fikt, plo̵̅o̅′pʉr′-)

adjective

  1. Gram. designating or of the past perfect tense in any of certain languages corresponding to the past perfect in English
  2. exceptionally perfect: sometimes used as an intensive

Etymology: LL plusquamperfectus < L plus quam perfectum, lit., more than perfect

noun

  1. the past perfect tense
  2. a verb form in this tense

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