aorist

/ˈeɪərəst/
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Other forms: aorists

Definitions of aorist
  1. noun
    a verb tense in some languages (classical Greek and Sanskrit) expressing action (especially past action) without indicating its completion or continuation
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    a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time
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