pluperfect meaning

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pluperfect (adjective): more than perfect.

pluperfect has 2 meanings in this dictionary, as adjective and noun.

pluperfect as an adjective

  1. more than perfect
    • he spoke with pluperfect precision

    Similar: perfect

pluperfect as a noun

  1. a perfective tense used to express action completed in the past
    • `I had finished' is an example of the past perfect

    Synonyms: past perfect, past perfect tense, pluperfect tense

    Type of: perfective

pluperfect in a sentence

Scrabble score: 19 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with PL · words ending in CT · 10-letter words

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