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preterpluperfects

preterpluperfects is the plural of preterpluperfect.

Meaning of preterpluperfect

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

Questions about preterpluperfects

What is preterpluperfects the plural of?
Preterpluperfects is the plural of preterpluperfect.

Words near preterpluperfects in the dictionary

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

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