secondary tense

noun

In Latin, the perfect, imperfect or pluperfect tense.

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Meanings

nounsecondary tense (plural secondary tenses)

plural secondary tenses

  1. grammarIn Latin, the perfect, imperfect or pluperfect tense.
  2. grammarIn Greek, the aorist, imperfect or pluperfect tense.
  3. grammarIn English, the analytic distinction between perfect and non-perfect verb phrases.

Translations

Finnish sivutempus
  • sivutempusTranslations
French temps secondaire
  • temps secondaireTranslations
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APA

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MLA

“secondary tense.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/secondary%20tense. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “secondary tense,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/secondary%20tense.

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