Preterpluperfect

Preterpluperfect
Preterpluperfect Pre`ter*plu"per`fect, a. & n. [Pref. preter- + pluperfect.] (Gram.) Old name of the tense also called {pluperfect}. [1913 Webster]

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  • preterpluperfect — More than perfect …   Grandiloquent dictionary

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