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pluperfect

plu·per·fect [ ploo púrfikt ]


adjective,

noun 
Definition:
 
grammar 
Same as  past perfect




adjective 
Definition:
 
1. utterly perfect: even better than perfect
a pluperfect talent

2. extreme: extreme in degree ( informal )
a world leader who was a pluperfect tyrant

[15th century. < Latin plus quam perfectum "more than perfect"]
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