a. [ L. plus more + perfectus perfect; cf. F. plus-que-parfait, L. plusquamperfectum. ] More than perfect; past perfect; -- said of the tense which denotes that an action or event was completed at or before the time of another past action or event. --
a. & n. [ Pref. preter- + pluperfect. ] (Gram.) Old name of the tense also called