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— John Milton

Say, Heavenly Muse, shall not thy sacred vein 15

Afford a present to the Infant God?

Hast thou no verse, no hymn, or solemn strain,

To welcome him to this his new abode,

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Able to be tolerated or allowed; satisfactory or suitable for a particular purpose or situation.

“The teacher said that a score of 70% or higher was acceptable for passing the test.”

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predicative

Part of SpeechnounPronunciation/pɹɪˈdɪk.ə.tɪv/

(grammar) An element of the predicate of a sentence which supplements the subject or object by means of the verb. Predicatives may be nominal or adjectival.

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Common Phrases

adjectives predicativefunction predicativeposition predicativeadjective predicativeuse predicative. predicative
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Synonyms

predicate

Antonyms

attributiveprenominal

Related Words

prædicativeendopassivedepronominaldeponentphraseologicapodictivepronounalprefixing

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