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PRETERITE

\pɹɪtˈɛɹa͡ɪt], \pɹɪtˈɛɹa‍ɪt], \p_ɹ_ɪ_t_ˈɛ_ɹ_aɪ_t]\

Definitions of PRETERITE

2011 - English Dictionary Database
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language

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(grammar) a verb tense used to relate past action; "the preterite tense"

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

The tense that expresses absolute past time.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

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