Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

preterital

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
preter-i-tal
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to the preterite.

Etymology

From preterite + -al.

Word Breakdown

Questions

What does preterital mean?
Of or relating to the preterite.
Where does preterital come from?
From preterite + -al.

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