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      pluperfect
      noun
      a perfective tense used to express action completed in the past
      adjective
      more than perfect
      Roots
      plusplu- · Latin · morefacio-fect · Latin · make, do
      Words related to pluperfect
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      The word pluperfect breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: plu-, from Latin plus (“more”); and -fect, from Latin facio (“make, do”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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