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preterit
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preterit, a. [L. praeteritus, p. p. of praeterire to go or pass by; praeter beyond, by + ire to go: cf. F. prétérit. See Issue.].
- Past; -- applied to a tense which expresses an action or state as past. [1913 Webster]
- Belonging wholly to the past; passed by. [1913 Webster]"Things and persons as thoroughly preterite as Romulus or Numa." [1913 Webster]
preterit, n.
The preterit; also, a word in the preterit tense. [1913 Webster]
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