perfective
per·fec·tive / pərˈfektiv/ Gram. • adj. denoting or relating to an aspect of verbs, esp. in Slavic languages that expresses completed action. The opposite of imperfective.• n. a perfective form of a verb. ∎ (the perfective) the perfective aspect.
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