predication
Americannoun
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an act or instance of asserting something.
Although he struggled academically, the school's predication that he couldn't learn and succeed without medication was thankfully proven false.
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an act or instance of basing an action or statement on something else.
His video installation Revolution explores lingering Socialist and Muslim dreams in Egypt and their continued predication on drama and violence.
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Grammar, Logic. an act or instance of combining a subject and a predicate, according to rules of syntax, so as to make a statement about something.
What is the function, for example, of the predication “Whales are mammals” in a discourse?
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Law. evidence of possible criminal action, sufficient to warrant a charge or inquiry.
There were a number of things that caused us to believe we had adequate predication to open the investigation.
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Rare. prediction.
Other Word Forms
- predicational adjective
- subpredication noun
Etymology
Origin of predication
First recorded in 1300–50, for an earlier sense; from Latin praedicātiōn-, stem of praedicātiō “announcement, declaration,” from praedicāre “to declare publicly, assert”; predicate ( def. ), -ion ( def. )
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
And it said the supercomputer, which is entirely powered by renewable energy, will also improve predications on ongoing challenges caused by climate change, such as flooding and wildfires.
From BBC
Our BBC Radio 5 Live pundits had a punt at trying to predict this year's champions, and also gave predications on all things Six Nations, including potential Lions bolters and top try-scorers.
From BBC
At the time, Glapiński argued the cut was justified based on the bank’s expectation that inflation would fall over the coming months — a predication that has played out, with inflation down to 2.8% in February.
From Seattle Times
Raymond N. Hulser, a prosecutor in charge of the public integrity section at the time, told Mr. Durham that the Washington case that was based on the book lacked predication.
From New York Times
Federal prosecutors mostly do proactive investigations where there is adequate predication and then we start in a very leisurely way.
From Salon
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