AORIST


Meaning of AORIST in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈā-ə-rəst ]

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 ˌā-ə-ˈris-tik adjective

• ao·ris·ti·cal·ly -ti-k(ə-)lē adverb

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