aorist
ao·rist
noun
1.
a verb tense in some languages (classical Greek and Sanskrit) expressing action (especially past action) without indicating its completion or continuation
Origin
From Ancient Greek ἀόριστος (aóristos, “unbounded”).
Phrases
- aorist tense
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