predication
1
7.9
- noun
- /ˌprɛdɪˈkeɪʃən/
- Specialized
:
predicación
- Understanding predication helps us grasp how sentences convey meaning.
- theological predication
Examples
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Such predication entails a correspondence to reality that extends beyond the question of categorical coherence.
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That, and that has to do with the way in which predication works in language.
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Our findings failed to support this predication because there were no significant differences in hit rates among the regular and boxed text.
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However, we made no predication as to any racial differentiation in the correlation.
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In fact, there is hardly a predication in the poem that does not have a metaphorical predicate.
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Theological predication occurs within a particular religious framework, and according to its own categorical and grammatical norms.
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Lloyd P. Gerson argues that Platonic Forms do not function as predicates, but rather provide the explanation for the possibility of predication.
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In the intersection of these two distinct discourses, a certain form of propositional predication becomes admissible even within a cultural-linguistic framework.
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In grammar, a predication tells us what the subject is doing or what it is like.
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The teacher explained that a simple predication consists of a subject and a verb.
Synonyms
∞
1.3
A clear report given in speech or writing, often to officials
A statement that says something is true, often as a starting point in an argument
How Strong
- Formal
150
3.7
168
4.0
- Specialized
1
7.9
- Formal
∞
1.3
759
1.4
Surface Forms
Morphology
predication = predicate (transparent) = predic + ation
A regular nominalization from the verb 'predicate' using the productive suffix '-ation', yielding 'the act or process of predicating'.
Etymology
Predication comes from the Latin verb praedicare, built from prae- 'before' and dicare 'to say'. It shares the same root as English words like predict and dictate, so a predication is simply 'saying' or stating something about a subject, which is why in grammar and logic it means the act of asserting a property or fact.