Aorist

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Aorist \A"o*rist\ ([=a]"[-o]*r[i^]st), n. [Gr. 'ao`ristos
     indefinite; 'a priv. + "ori`zein to define, ? boundary,
     limit.] (Gram.)
     A tense in the Greek language, which expresses an action as
     completed in past time, but leaves it, in other respects,
     wholly indeterminate.


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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  aorist
       n : a verb tense in some languages (classical Greek and
           Sanskrit) expressing action (especially past action)
           without indicating its completion or continuation