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AH020387 Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary

Predicate

What is the meaning of the word 'predicate' in the following sentence:

Whether negotiating with the Taliban will lead to something concrete in the short term or establish a predicate for something that may develop in months or a year from now I think really doesn't matter...
  

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The wrong word was chosen. What is meant is ' precedent '.

  • The wrong word was chosen.
  • What is meant is ' precedent '.
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The wrong word was chosen. What is meant is 'precedent'.

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