Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

preterpluperfect

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: preter-plu-per-fect
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The pluperfect.

Archaic; Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"A carpet is the soul of an apartment. [...] As regards texture the Saxony is alone admissible. Brussels is the preterpluperfect tense of fashion, and Turkey is taste in its dying agencies."

Etymology

From preter- + pluperfect.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: preter

Usage

Inflected Forms

preterpluperfects (plural)

Questions

What does preterpluperfect mean?: The pluperfect.
Where does preterpluperfect come from?: From preter- + pluperfect.

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