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Meaning of PREDICATIVE

Pronunciation:  pree'dikutiv

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [adj]  (grammar) of adjectives; relating to or occurring within the predicate of a sentence; "`red' is a predicative adjective in `the apple is red'"
 
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 Synonyms: predicate
 
 Antonyms: attributive, prenominal
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Pred"i*ca*tive\, a. [L. praedicativus.]
Expressing affirmation or predication; affirming;
predicating, as, a predicative term. -- {Pred"i*ca*tive*ly},
adv.
 

 

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