predicable
See also: prédicable
English
Adjective
predicable (not comparable)
- Capable of being predicated or affirmed of something; affirmable; attributable.
- (grammar, of an adjective) That may be used in the predicate of a sentence, especially following a form of the verb "to be".
Translations
affirmable, attributable
(of an adjective) that may be used in the predicate of a sentence
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Noun
predicable (plural predicables)
- Anything affirmable of another; especially, a general attribute or notion as affirmable of, or applicable to, many individuals.
- (logic) One of the five most general relations of attributes involved in logical arrangements, namely, genus, species, difference, property, and accident.
Related terms
- predicate
Translations
anything affirmable of another
one of the five most general relations of attributes in logic
Further reading
- predicable in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- predicable in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.