pluperfect
adjective
plu·per·fect
ˌplü-ˈpər-fikt 
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: utterly perfect or complete
pluperfect
noun
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That decision is an aesthetically neutral one: being against flashbacks in movies is like being against the pluperfect tense in books; what matters is how they’re used, or what use is made of their absence.
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Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 5 Nov. 2024
Gable is pluperfect and gives a brilliant performance.
—Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2023
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Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 5 Nov. 2024
Gable is pluperfect and gives a brilliant performance.
—Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2023
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“Pluperfect.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pluperfect. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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