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      imperfective
      noun
      aspect without regard to the beginning or completion of the action of the verb
      Roots
      inim- · Latin · notperper- · Latin · thoroughly, completelyfacerefect- · Latin · to make, doivus-ive · Latin · tending to
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      Where does imperfective come from?

      The word imperfective breaks down into 4 roots of Latin origin: im-, from Latin in (“not”); per-, from Latin per (“thoroughly, completely”); fect, from Latin facere (“to make, do”); and -ive, from Latin ivus (“tending to”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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