preterit-present

1 of 2

noun

: a preterit-present verb form

preterit-present

2 of 2

adjective

variants or preterite-present

"

of a verb

: preterit in form and origin but present in meaning

Word History

Etymology

Noun

translation of New Latin praeterito-praesens

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