pred|i|ca|tion

pred|i|ca|tion
pred|i|ca|tion «PREHD uh KAY shuhn», noun.
1. the act or fact of predicating; affirming; assertion.
2. Grammar. the use of predicates: »

It may confidently be assumed that predication is common to all Indo-European languages (Simeon Potter).

3. something predicated.
4. Logic. the assertion of something about or of a subject.

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  • pred — pred; pred·a·tism; pred·a·tive; pred·a·tor; pred·a·to·ri·al; pred·a·to·ri·ly; pred·a·to·ri·ness; pred·a·to·ry; pred·i·ca·men·tal; pred·i·ca·tion; pred·i·ca·tional; pred·i·ca·tive; pred·i·ca·tor; pred·i·ca·to·ry; pred·most; pred·nis·o·lone;… …   English syllables

  • tion — ab·bre·vi·a·tion; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·duc·tion; ab·er·ra·tion; ab·er·ra·tion·al; ab·jec·tion; ab·junc·tion; ab·ju·ra·tion; ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·la·tion; ab·lu·tion; ab·mi·gra·tion; ab·ne·ga·tion; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom;… …   English syllables

  • predication — pred·i·ca·tion …   English syllables

  • predicate — pred•i•cate v. [[t]ˈprɛd ɪˌkeɪt[/t]] adj., n. [[t] kɪt[/t]] v. cat•ed, cat•ing, adj. n. 1) to proclaim; declare; affirm; assert 2) pho logic a) to affirm or assert (something) of the subject of a proposition b) to make (a term) the predicate of… …   From formal English to slang

  • predilection — pred|i|lec|tion [ ,predl ekʃn ] noun count FORMAL a feeling that you like something, especially something a little unusual: a predilection for silly love songs …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • ca — ab·a·ca; aba·ca·te; aba·ca·xi; ab·di·ca·ble; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·di·ca·tor; ab·ra·ca·dab·ra; ac·ca; ac·ciac·ca·tu·ra; ace·ti·fi·ca·tion; acid·i·fi·ca·tion; ac·ro·tho·rac·i·ca; ac·ti·fi·ca·tion; ad·ju·di·ca·taire; ad·ju·di·ca·tio; ad·ju·di·ca·tion;… …   English syllables

  • Predication — Pred i*ca tion, n. [L. praedicatio: cf. F. pr[ e]dication.] 1. The act of predicating, or of affirming one thing of another; affirmation; assertion. Locke. [1913 Webster] 2. Preaching. [Obs. or Scot.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… …   English syllables

  • ri — abac·te·ri·al; ab·de·ri·an; ab·ka·ri; ac·an·thop·te·ri; ac·an·thu·ri·dae; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·ces·so·ri·al; ac·ces·so·ri·us; ac·ci·pit·ri·dae; ac·cus·a·to·ri·al; acera·the·ri·um;… …   English syllables

  • tor — ab·ac·tor; ab·bre·vi·a·tor; ab·di·ca·tor; abet·tor; ab·ne·ga·tor; abom·i·na·tor; ab·sol·vi·tor; ab·strac·tor; ac·cel·er·a·tor; ac·cen·tor; ac·cen·tu·a·tor; ac·cep·tor; ac·com·mo·da·tor; ac·cu·mu·la·tor; acet·y·la·tor; ac·ti·va·tor; ac·tor;… …   English syllables

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