"preteritive" meaning in English

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        "Used only or chiefly in the preterite or past tenses."
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        "(grammar) Used only or chiefly in the preterite or past tenses."
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        "Used only or chiefly in the preterite or past tenses."
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        "(grammar) Used only or chiefly in the preterite or past tenses."
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