preterit, preterite
(noun) a term formerly used to refer to the simple past tense
Source: WordNet® 3.1
preterite (not comparable)
(grammar, of a tense) showing an action at a determined moment in the past.
Belonging wholly to the past; passed by.
• (belonging wholly to the past): bygone, foregone; see also past
preterite (plural preterites)
(grammar) The preterite tense, simple past tense: the grammatical tense that determines the specific initiation or termination of an action in the past.
• tipteerer
Source: Wiktionary
Pret"er*ite, a. & n.
Definition: Same as Preterit.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 April 2025
(noun) an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity; “how big is that part compared to the whole?”; “the team is a unit”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
