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Noun: preterite  pre-tu-rit
  1. A term formerly used to refer to the simple past tense
    "In older grammar books, 'I walked' would be described as the preterite form";
    - preterit [archaic]

Derived forms: preterites

Type of: past, past tense

Encyclopedia: Preterite