What does "preterit" mean?
Preterit: Belonging wholly to the past; passed by. [R.] Things and persons as thoroughly preterite as Romulus or Numa. Lowell.
Additional senses
- 2.The preterit; also, a word in the preterit tense.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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