Pluperfect

[pluː'pɜːfɪkt] or [,plu'pɝfɪkt]

Definition

(adj.) more than perfect; 'he spoke with pluperfect precision' .

Editor: Marilyn--From WordNet

Definition

(a.) 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.

Inputed by Bernard

Definition

adj. (gram.) noting that an action happened before some other past action referred to.

Edited by Cathryn