Predicand

Noun

Word Frequency: 0.0

Definitions

1.NounWhat 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.NounThe 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."

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