predicator

[pred-i-key-ter]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Grammar.

the verbal element of a clause or sentence.

predicator

/ ˈ��ɛ��ɪˌ��ɪ��ə /

noun

(in systemic grammar) the part of a sentence or clause containing the verbal group; one of the four or five major components into which clauses can be divided, the others being subject, object, adjunct, and (in some versions of the grammar) complement

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Word History and Origins

Origin of predicator¹

1425–75 for an earlier sense; late Middle English: preacher < Latin ��徱��ٴǰ� publicizer; predicate, -tor

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While the ADP National Employment report showed private payrolls growth falling below 100,000 in September, the report has not been a reliable predicator of the private payrolls component in the Labor Department's employment report.

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All previous efforts to turn violent authoritarians into national heroes for the right have largely failed, and past is predicator.

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“The single biggest predicator was the expectation of what would happen if they didn’t show,” Hannaford-Agor said.

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Ohio also tends to go with landslides, too, so it's a good predicator.

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