pluperfect

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a perfective tense used to express action completed in the past
  2. adjective more than perfect

Etymology

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

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Synonyms

past perfect, past perfect tense, pluperfect tense

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