preterpluperfect

noun

The pluperfect.

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Meanings

nounpreterpluperfect (countable and uncountable, plural preterpluperfects)

plural preterpluperfects

  1. archaiccountableuncountablegrammarThe pluperfect.

    A carpet is the soul of an apartment. [...] As regards texture the Saxony is alone admissible. Brussels is the preterpluperfect tense of fashion, and Turkey is taste in its dying agencies.

    1840, E.A.Poe, The Philosophy of Furniture

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
pluperfect

Origin

From preter- + pluperfect.

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APA

preterpluperfect. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preterpluperfect

MLA

“preterpluperfect.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preterpluperfect. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “preterpluperfect,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preterpluperfect.

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