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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

predication

/ˌpɹɛ.dɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.83 in modern English

Syllables
pred-i-ca-tion
IPA
/ˌpɹɛ.dɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A proclamation, announcement or preaching.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

An assertion or affirmation.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The act of making something the subject or predicate of a proposition.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The parallel execution of all possible outcomes of a branch instruction, all except one of which are discarded after the branch condition has been evaluated.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English predicacion, from Anglo-Norman predicaciun, from Latin praedicātiō, from praedicō.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: predicacion, predicaciun, praedicātiō

Usage

Inflected Forms

predications (plural) prædication (alternative, archaic)

Derived Forms

copredication predicational

Frequently Paired Words

prediction

Synonyms

postulation

Questions

How do you pronounce predication?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌpɹɛ.dɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/.
What does predication mean?
A proclamation, announcement or preaching.
Where does predication come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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