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perfective
(p/@/r'f/E/kt/I/v )

adjective (a)

  • Tending or conducing to make perfect, or to bring to perfection; -- usually followed by of.(adjective)
    source: webster1913

noun (n)

  • a tense of verbs used in describing action that has been completed (sometimes regarded as perfective aspect)(noun.linkdef)
    source: wordnet30
  • the aspect of a verb that expresses a completed action(noun.linkdef)
    source: wordnet30
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