plusquamperfect

noun

plusquamperfect

noun

UK /ˌplʌs.kwæmˈpɜː.fɪkt/ · US /ˌplʌs.kwæmˈpɝ.fɪkt/

Etymology From Latin plusquamperfectum (“more than perfect”), from plus (“more”) + quam (“than”) + perfectum, neuter singular of perfectus (“achieved; finished; perfected”).

Grammar, Human sciences, Linguistics, Sciences Pluperfect, Rare pluperfect

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