plusquamperfect

== English == === Etymology === From Latin plusquamperfectum (“more than perfect”), from plus (“more”) + quam (“than”) + perfectum, neuter singular of perfectus (“achieved; finished; perfected”). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˌplʌs.kwæmˈpɜː.fɪkt/ (US) IPA(key): /ˌplʌs.kwæmˈpɝ.fɪkt/ === Noun === plusquamperfect (uncountable) (grammar, rare) pluperfect