plusquamperfect

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UK/ˌplʌs.kwæmˈpɜː.fɪkt/US/ˌplʌs.kwæmˈpɝ.fɪkt/

noun

pluperfect

OriginLatin plusquamperfectum →
Scrabble 35
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Meanings

nounplusquamperfect (uncountable)
  1. pluperfectrareuncountablegrammarpluperfect

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pluperfect

Origin

  1. Latinplusquamperfectum“more than perfect”
  2. Englishplusquamperfect

From Latin plusquamperfectum (“more than perfect”), from plus (“more”) + quam (“than”) + perfectum, neuter singular of perfectus (“achieved; finished; perfected”).

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APA

plusquamperfect. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plusquamperfect

MLA

“plusquamperfect.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plusquamperfect. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “plusquamperfect,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plusquamperfect.

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