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[ɪmˈpəːfɪkt], (Adjective)
Definitions:
- not perfect; faulty or incomplete
(e.g: an imperfect grasp of English)
- (of a tense) denoting a past action in progress but not completed at the time in question
- (of a cadence) ending on the dominant chord
- (of a gift, title, etc.) transferred without all the necessary conditions or requirements being met
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Origin
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Middle English imparfit, imperfet, from Old French imparfait, from Latin imperfectus, from in- ‘not’ + perfectus (see perfect). The spelling change in the 16th century was due to association with the Latin form
[ɪmˈpəːfɪkt], (Noun)
Definitions:
- the imperfect tense
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Origin
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Middle English imparfit, imperfet, from Old French imparfait, from Latin imperfectus, from in- ‘not’ + perfectus (see perfect). The spelling change in the 16th century was due to association with the Latin form
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