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preterite

Adjective, Noun

pret=er=ite

WORDNET DICTIONARY

preterite(n = noun.linkdef) preterit - a term formerly used to refer to the simple past tense;

is a kind of past, past tense

preterite, a. & n.

Same as Preterit. [1913 Webster]

preterite, adj. & n. (US preterit) Gram.
--adj. expressing a past action or state.
--n. a preterite tense or form.

Etymology

ME f. OF preterite or L praeteritus past part. of praeterire pass (as PRETER-, ire it- go)