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pluperfect

plu·per·fect

UK/pluːˈpɜː.fɪkt/ US/pluˈpɝ.fɪkt/ uncommon informal
noun (1) adjective (1)

noun

1.

adjective

1.

more than perfect

  • “he spoke with pluperfect precision”
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Origin

Shortening of plusquamperfect, from Latin plusquamperfectum (“more than perfect”), from plus (“more”) + quam (“than”) + perfectum, neuter singular of perfectus (“achieved; finished; perfected”).

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