PLUPERFECT


Meaning of PLUPERFECT in English

/ 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.