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Definition of: imperfect
(im·pûr′fikt) adjective
1. Not perfect; incomplete; defective.
2. Gram. Pertaining to a tense of the verb that indicates past action as uncompleted, continuous, or synchronous with some other action.
3. Law Without binding force; not enforceable by law.
4. Music Diminished: an imperfect interval.
5. Bot. Lacking certain parts normally present; diclinous. See synonyms under BAD1.
—noun Gram. The imperfect tense, or a verb or verbal form expressing this tense. [<OF imparfait <L imperfectus; refashioned after L]
—im·per′fect·ly adverb
—im·per′fect·ness noun
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