predicable

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noun

pred·​i·​ca·​ble ˈpre-di-kə-bəl How to pronounce predicable (audio)
: something that may be predicated
especially : one of the five most general kinds of attribution in traditional logic that include genus, species, difference, property, and accident

predicable

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adjective

: capable of being asserted

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Medieval Latin praedicabile, from neuter of praedicabilis

Adjective

Medieval Latin praedicabilis, from Late Latin praedicare to predicate

First Known Use

Noun

1551, in the meaning defined above

Adjective

1547, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of predicable was in 1547

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“Predicable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/predicable. Accessed 11 Oct. 2024.

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