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1preterit
adjective pret·er·it \ˈpre-tə-rət\
Definition of PRETERIT
archaicVariants of PRETERIT
pret·er·it or pret·er·ite \ˈpre-tə-rət\
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2preterit
noun
Definition of PRETERIT
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Variants of PRETERIT
preterit or preterite
First Known Use of PRETERIT
14th century
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