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
pluperfect as a noun
- 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
- It's in the pluperfect tense.
- I had not remembered what the pluperfect tense was until I looked it up to write this sentence.
Scrabble score: 19 (letter breakdown)
Word lists: words starting with PL · words ending in CT · 10-letter words
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