PREDICABLE

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".

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.

Source: Wiktionary


Pred"i*ca*ble, a. Etym: [Cf. F. prédicable, L. praedicabilis praiseworthy. See Predicate.]

Definition: Capable of being predicated or affirmed of something; affirmable; attributable.

Pred"i*ca*ble, n.

1. Anything affirmable of another; especially, a general attribute or notion as affirmable of, or applicable to, many individuals.

2. (Logic)

Definition: One of the five most general relations of attributes involved in logical arrangements, namely, genus, species, difference, property, and accident.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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