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Rareaorist
The correct spelling is aorist.
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noun
IPA: /ˈeɪ.ə.ɹɪst/
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The correct spelling is aorist. (grammar) A grammatical category of verbs that is often a perfective past: that is, it expresses perfective aspect (also known as aorist aspect) and past tense. The nearest equi… For example: "the aorist stem of a verb"
Usage Examples
“the aorist stem of a verb”
Meanings
noun
- 1.(grammar) A grammatical category of verbs that is often a perfective past: that is, it expresses perfective aspect (also known as aorist aspect) and past tense. The nearest equivalent in English is the simple past.
- 2.(grammar) This grammatical category in a particular language, for instance, Albanian and Ancient and Modern Greek.
- 3.(grammar) A particular verb in the aorist.
adjective
- 1.(grammar) Of or pertaining to a verb in the aorist aspect.
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