Thesaurus: predicates
n (logic) what is predicated of the subject of a proposition; the second term in a proposition is predicated of the first term by means of the copula n one of the two main constituents of a sentence; the predicate contai…
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- n (logic) what is predicated of the subject of a proposition; the second term in a proposition is predicated of the first term by means of the copula n one of the two main constituents of a sentence; the predicate contains the verb and its complements v make the (grammatical) predicate in a proposition v affirm or declare as an attribute or quality of v involve as a necessary condition of consequence; as in logic