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Pluperfect vs Plusquamperfect - What's the difference?

pluperfect | plusquamperfect |

As nouns the difference between pluperfect and plusquamperfect

is that pluperfect is the pluperfect tense while plusquamperfect is (grammar|rare) pluperfect.

As an adjective pluperfect

is more than perfect.

pluperfect

English

(wikipedia pluperfect)

Adjective

(-)
  • More than perfect
  • (grammar) Pertaining to action completed before or at the same time as another

    • Related terms

    * pluperfection

    Usage notes

    * In many languages this is implemented using a participle and an auxiliary verb in a past tense

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The pluperfect tense
  • A verb in this tense

    • plusquamperfect

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (grammar, rare) pluperfect