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The Collaborative International Dictionary

Preterperfect

Preterperfect \Pre`ter*per"fect\, a. & n. [Pref. preter- + perfect.] (Gram.) Old name of the tense also called preterit.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary

preterperfect

1530s, from Late Latin praeteritum perfectum "complete past;" see preter- + perfect (adj.). Related: Preterpluperfect.

Wiktionary

preterperfect

n. (context grammar archaic English) preterite