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pred·i·ca·ble / ˈpredikəbəl/ • adj. that may be predicated or affirmed.• n. a thing that is predicable. ∎  (usu. predicables) (in Aristotelian logic) each of the classes to which predicates belong, usually listed as: genus, species, difference, property, and accident.DERIVATIVES: pred·i·ca·bil·i·ty / ˌpredikəˈbilətē/ n.

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