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predicative

Pronunciation: /ˈpɹɛd.ɪ.kə.tɪv/

The English word “predicative” has 3 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. Modifying a noun from within a predicate.

noun

  1. An element of the predicate of a sentence which complements the subject or object by means of the verb. Predicatives may be nominal or adjectival.
  2. In some languages, a special part of speech used as a predicate and denoting a state of being.

Etymology

From predicate + -ive.

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