aoristic

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- Grammar, (tense) signifying happening in unrestricted or unspecified past. aoristic, adj. indefinite; pertaining to aorist.

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  1. adjective Of or being the verbal aspect that expresses a momentary or completed action, especially in past time.
  2. adjective Of or being the perfective aspect.

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  1. from Greek ἀοριστικός, from ἀόριστος: see aorist.
 

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/eɪˈərɪstɪk/
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