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| im·per·fect [ im púrfəkt ] |
adjective |
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1. faulty: having a fault or defect
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2. not complete: lacking a part
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3. botany not able to reproduce: describes a flower that lacks either a stamen or a pistil and is therefore unable to reproduce
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4. music not perfect as interval: describes a musical interval other than the fourth, fifth, or octave
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5. music ending on 5th note of scale: describes a cadence ending on the fifth note of the scale dominant rather than on the first note tonic
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6. grammar expressing incomplete action: describes a verb form or tense that expresses past action going on but not completed
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7. law unenforceable: unable to be enforced
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noun (plural im·per·fects) |
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1. verb tense: a grammatical tense that expresses incomplete or habitual action in the past
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2. verb form: a form of a verb used to express the imperfect tense
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  im·per·fect·ly adverb |
| im·per·fect·ness noun |
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