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Subject's follower (9 letter answer)
The Answer
PREDICATE
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Notes
The answer PREDICATE is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Related Clues
Assert
Imply or connote
Definition
PREDICATE as a noun:
1. (logic) what is predicated of the subject of a proposition; the second term in a proposition is predicated of the first term by means of the copula; "`Socrates is a man' predicates manhood of Socrates"
2. (predicate, verb phrase) = one of the two main constituents of a sentence; the predicate contains the verb and its complements
PREDICATE as a verb:
1. make the (grammatical) predicate in a proposition; "The predicate `dog' is predicated of the subject `Fido' in the sentence `Fido is a dog'"
2. (predicate, proclaim) = affirm or declare as an attribute or quality of; "The speech predicated the fitness of the candidate to be President"
3. (connote, predicate) = involve as a necessary condition of consequence; as in logic; "solving the problem is predicated on understanding it well"