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predicatival, a.|prɛdɪkəˈtaɪvəl|
[f. predicative a. + -al.]
Of, pertaining to, or constituting a predicate. Also ellipt. as n.
1891H. A. Strong et al. Introd. Study Hist. Lang. xvii. 290 A similar vacillation occurs in cases of the predicatival noun or predicatival attribute. 1937A. H. Gardiner in Mélanges de Linguistique et de Philologie offerts à J. van Ginneken 310 Predicatival examples are not very frequent, e.g. She is very Boston, Surely that knock (i.e. at the front door) is John. 1958A. A. Hill Introd. Ling. Struct. xvi. 274 A verb consisting of an -ing form..will be defined as a predicatival rather than as a predicator. |