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Meaning of 'preterit' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Preterit [ a.]
- Past; -- applied to a tense which expresses an action or state as past.
- Belonging wholly to the past; passed by.
2 . Preterit [ n.]
- The preterit; also, a word in the preterit tense.

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pre- preaccusation preace preach preached preacher preachership preachify preaching preachman

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