aorists

/EY0 AO1 R IH0 S T S/
noun
  1. 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. 2

    (grammar) This grammatical category in a particular language, for instance, Albanian and Ancient and Modern Greek.

  3. 3

    (grammar) A particular verb in the aorist.

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