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predicands

predicands is the plural of predicand.

Meaning of predicand

Noun

predicand (plural predicands)

  1. What a clausal predicate, predicative complement or adjunct relates to.
    • In, "downhearted, he left," the predicand for downhearted is the person denoted by he (cf. he was downhearted).
  2. The referent of the phrase of which another constituent (the predicate) is predicated.
    • For example, in They appear uneasy, the property of being uneasy is predicated of (the referent of) they, which is therefore the predicand.

Questions about predicands

What is predicands the plural of?
Predicands is the plural of predicand.

Words near predicands in the dictionary

  1. predicament
  2. predicament bondage
  3. predicamental
  4. predicaments
  5. predicand
  6. predicands
  7. predicant
  8. predicants
  9. predicatable
  10. predicate
  11. predicate adjective

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