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perfective

per·fec·tive

UK/pə(ɹ)ˈfɛktɪv/ uncommon obsolete

noun

1.

a tense of verbs used in describing action that has been completed (sometimes regarded as perfective aspect)

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2.

the aspect of a verb that expresses a completed completed action

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Origin

From perfect + -ive.

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