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preterpluperfect

preterpluperfect noun: the pluperfect.

Noun

preterpluperfect (countable and uncountable, plural preterpluperfects)

  1. (archaic) The pluperfect.
    • A carpet is the soul of an apartment. [...] As regards texture the Saxony is alone admissible. Brussels is the preterpluperfect tense of fashion, and Turkey is taste in its dying agencies.1840, E.A.Poe, The Philosophy of Furniture

Forms of preterpluperfect

pluralpreterpluperfects

Origin of preterpluperfect

From preter- + pluperfect.

Questions about preterpluperfect

What does preterpluperfect mean?
Preterpluperfect means the pluperfect.
What part of speech is preterpluperfect?
Preterpluperfect is a noun.
What is the plural of preterpluperfect?
The plural of preterpluperfect is preterpluperfects.

Words near preterpluperfect in the dictionary

  1. preternature
  2. preternormal
  3. preternuptial
  4. preterperfect
  5. preterperfects
  6. preterpluperfect
  7. preterpluperfects
  8. preterrational
  9. preterrestrial
  10. preterritorial
  11. pretersensual

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