/ ˌpluːˈpɜːfɪkt; NAmE -ˈpɜːrf-/ noun
( grammar ) = past perfect
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WORD ORIGIN
late 15th cent.: from modern Latin plusperfectum , from Latin (tempus praeteritum) plus quam perfectum (past tense) more than perfect.
/ ˌpluːˈpɜːfɪkt; NAmE -ˈpɜːrf-/ noun
( grammar ) = past perfect
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WORD ORIGIN
late 15th cent.: from modern Latin plusperfectum , from Latin (tempus praeteritum) plus quam perfectum (past tense) more than perfect.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005