aorist
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aorist /ˈeɪərɪst, ˈɛːr-/ Grammar
▶adjective relating to or denoting a past tense of a verb (especially in Greek) which does not contain any reference to duration or completion of the action. ▶noun a word in the aorist tense.
– derivatives
aoristic adjective.
aoristic adjective.
– origin C16: from Gk aoristos ‘indefinite’.
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