Predicable

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Predicable \Pred"i*ca*ble\, a. [Cf. F. pr['e]dicable, L.
     praedicabilis praiseworthy. See {Predicate}.]
     Capable of being predicated or affirmed of something;
     affirmable; attributable.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Predicable \Pred"i*ca*ble\, n.
     1. Anything affirmable of another; especially, a general
        attribute or notion as affirmable of, or applicable to,
        many individuals.
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     2. (Logic) One of the five most general relations of
        attributes involved in logical arrangements, namely,
        genus, species, difference, property, and accident.
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