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  1. preterits: Merriam-Webster
  2. preterits: Collins English Dictionary
  3. preterits: Dictionary.com
  4. preterits: TheFreeDictionary.com
  5. preterits: Vocabulary.com
  6. preterits: Wiktionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (Preterit)

noun:  (uncommon, US) Alternative form of preterite [(grammar) A grammatical tense or verb form serving to denote events that took place or were completed in the past.]
adjective:  (uncommon, US) Alternative form of preterite [(grammar, of a tense) Showing an action at a determined moment in the past.]
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