'Pluperfect' definitions:
Definition of 'pluperfect'
(from WordNet)
adjective
More than perfect; "he spoke with pluperfect precision"
noun
A perfective tense used to express action completed in the past; "`I had finished' is an example of the past perfect" [syn: past perfect, past perfect tense, pluperfect, pluperfect tense]
Definition of 'Pluperfect'
From: GCIDE
- Pluperfect \Plu"per`fect\, a. [L. plus more + perfectus perfect; cf. F. plus-que-parfait, L. plusquamperfectum.] More than perfect; past perfect; -- said of the tense which denotes that an action or event was completed at or before the time of another past action or event. -- n. The pluperfect tense; also, a verb in the pluperfect tense. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'pluperfect'
From: GCIDE
- Preterpluperfect \Pre`ter*plu"per`fect\, a. & n. [Pref. preter- + pluperfect.] (Gram.) Old name of the tense also called pluperfect. [1913 Webster]