/ Dictionary / Index A aorist: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: a•o•rist Pronunciation: (ā'u-rist), [key] — Gram. Gram. —n. a verb tense, as in Classical Greek, expressing action or, in the indicative mood, past action, without further limitation or implication. —adj. of or in this tense. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: aorist (Thesaurus) Aorangi aoristic Related Content Daily Word Quiz: gregarious Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language