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preterit
pret·er·it [ préttərit ] or pret·er·ite [ préttərit ]


noun 
Definition:
 
grammar 
Same as  past tense
[14th century. Via French< Latin (tempus) praeteritum "past (tense)" < past participle of praeterire (see preterition)]

pret·er·it adjective
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