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Word: Aorist
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
late 16th century: from Greek aoristos ‘indefinite’, from a- ‘not’ + horizein ‘define, limit’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈeɪərɪst
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈɛːrɪst
Dialects: British English
Definition:
relating to or denoting a past tense of a verb (especially in Greek), which does not contain any reference to duration or completion of the action.
Short Definition:relating to past tense of verb in Greek
Word: Aorist
Speech Type: Noun
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈeɪərɪst
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈɛːrɪst
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the aorist tense.
Short Definition:aorist tense
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