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relative tenses

relative tenses is the plural of relative tense.

Meaning of relative tense

Noun

relative tense (plural relative tenses)

  1. A grammatical expression of time reference relative to a different point in time, at the moment being considered in the context.

Questions about relative tenses

What is relative tenses the plural of?
Relative tenses is the plural of relative tense.

Words near relative tenses in the dictionary

  1. relative skewer
  2. relative skewers
  3. relative superlative
  4. relative superlatives
  5. relative tense
  6. relative tenses
  7. relative time
  8. relative times
  9. relative topologies
  10. relative topology
  11. relative-in-law

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