preterimperfect

& s. [Pref. preter-, and Eng. imperfect (q. v.).] Gram.: The same as IMPERFECT (q. v.). pretex prět-er-Ite-ne , *prět-er-It-ne , s . [Eng preterite; -ne .] The quality or state of being past. "For surely we cannot conceive a preteritene (if I may say so) still backward."-Bentley: Sermon 6. prět-er-i-tion, præ-ter-i-tion, subst . [Lat. præteritio , from præteritus , pa. par. of prætereo = to go by, to pa by.] [PRETERIENT.] *I. Ord. Lang .: The act of pa ing, going past or over; the state of being past. II. Technically : 1. Law : The pa ing over by a testator of one of his heirs entitled to a portion. 2. Rhet .: A figure by which, while pretending to pa over anything, the speaker makes a summary mention of it; as, I will not say he is brave, he is learned, he is just, . The most artful praises are those bestowed by way of preterition.