Predicament Definition
prĭ-dĭkə-mənt
noun
A condition or situation, now specif. one that is difficult, unpleasant, embarrassing, or, sometimes, comical.
Webster's New World
One of the basic states or classifications described by Aristotle into which all things can be placed; a category.
American Heritage
Webster's New World
A definite class, state or condition.
Wiktionary
(logic) That which is predicated; a category.
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predicament
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predicamentsOrigin of Predicament
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Middle English class, category from Old French from Late Latin praedicāmentum (translation of Greek katēgoriā) (from katēgoreuein to speak against, signify, predicate) from Latin praedicāre to proclaim publicly, predicate preach
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Old French, from Late Latin praedicamentum (“that which is predicated, a predicament, category, Medieval Latin also a preaching, discourse"), from Latin praedicare (“to declare, proclaim, predicate"); see predicate.
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