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predicative

British  
/ prɪˈdɪkətɪv /

adjective

  1. grammar relating to or occurring within the predicate of a sentence Compare attributive

    a predicative adjective

  2. logic (of a definition) given in terms that do not require quantification over entities of the same type as that which is thereby defined Compare impredicative

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When the Adjective is Predicative, it is regularly Plural; as,— pāx et concordia sunt pulchrae, peace and concord are glorious.

From New Latin Grammar by Bennett, Charles E. (Charles Edwin)

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