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Meaning of PRETERITE

Pronunciation:  'pretureet

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  a term formerly used to refer to the simple past tense
  2. [adj]  (grammar) a verb tense used to relate past action; "the preterite tense"
 
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 Synonyms: preterit, preterit
 
 See Also: past, past tense

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Pret"er*ite\, a. & n.
Same as {Preterit}.
 
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