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aoristic

American

[ey-uh-ris-tik] / ˌeɪ əˈrɪs tɪk /

adjective

Grammar. pertaining to the aorist.
indefinite; indeterminate.

Other Word Forms

aoristically

adverb

Etymology

Origin of aoristic

First recorded in 1845–50; aorist + -ic

Example Sentences

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The idea of time, however, was soon put into it, and two tenses were created, the one expressing a present or continuous action, the other an aoristic or momentary one.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" by Various

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