Main Entry: ao·rist

Pronunciation: \ˈā-ə-rəst\

Function: noun

Etymology: Late Latin & Greek; Late Latin aoristos, from Greek, from aoristos undefined, from a + horistos definable, from horizein to define — more at horizon

Date: 1581

: an inflectional form of a verb typically denoting simple occurrence of an action without reference to its completeness, duration, or repetition

— aorist or ao·ris·tic \ˌā-ə-ˈris-tik\ adjective

— ao·ris·ti·cal·ly \-ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb