n.
Pronunciation: ' ā - ə -r ə st
Function: noun
Etymology: Late Latin & Greek; Late Latin aoristos, from Greek, from aoristos undefined, from a + horistos definable, from horizein to define ― more at HORIZON
Date: 1581
: an inflectional form of a verb typically denoting simple occurrence of an action without reference to its completeness, duration, or repetition
– aorist or ao · ris · tic \ ˌ ā - ə - ' ris-tik \ adjective
– ao · ris · ti · cal · ly \ -ti-k( ə -)l ē \ adverb