Wednesday, January 29, 2020

prepositions - What does 'of' mean in 'to be predicated of'?


I can't pinpoint why, but the OF in to be predicated OF has been bothering me. I read user John Lawler's comment, but still don't understand user TRomano's comment .


Please pinpoint which definition of OF matches the use in: to be predicated OF?
Please ensure to specify its number (as per ODO's enumeration of the many definitions).




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