Plusquamperfect

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    pluperfect pluperfect, rare, uncountable

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pluperfectpluperfect

Etymology

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

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