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Definition of principal parts noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

principal parts

noun
 
/ˌprɪnsəpl ˈpɑːts/
 
/ˌprɪnsəpl ˈpɑːrts/
 [plural] (grammar)
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  1. the forms of a verb from which all the other forms can be made. In English these are the infinitive (for example swim), the past tense (swam) and the past participle (swum).Topics Languagec2
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