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preterital

preterital adjective: of or relating to the preterite.

Adjective

preterital (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to the preterite.

Origin of preterital

From preterite + -al.

Questions about preterital

What does preterital mean?
Preterital means of or relating to the preterite.
What part of speech is preterital?
Preterital is an adjective.

Words near preterital in the dictionary

  1. preterist
  2. preterists
  3. preterit
  4. preterit-present
  5. preterit-presents
  6. preterital
  7. preterite
  8. preterite tense
  9. preterite-present
  10. preterite-present verb
  11. preterite-present verbs

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