(logic) The fragment of predicate logic in which all predicate letters are monadic (that is, they take only one argument), and there are no function letters.

plural of monadic predicate logic

(linguistics) A word composed of two or more stems used as a predicate (word indicating sentence or predication is a statement that may be true or false). in English, it may or may not have a space or hyphen.

plural of compound predicate word

(grammar) An adjective that is not part of the noun clause it modifies, but is linked to it with a copula.

plural of predicative adjective

(grammar) A term that may sometimes be used to describe the case marking a predicative nominative (a noun that renames the subject often following a linking verb), or for the adjective that agrees with it (predicative adjective).

plural of predicative case

(grammar) An adverbial that is congruent with the subject of the sentence, present for example in Finnish.

plural of predicative adverbial