COPULA


Meaning of COPULA in English

[ 'kɒpjʊlə ]

■ noun Logic & Grammar a connecting word, in particular a form of the verb be connecting a subject and complement.

Derivatives

~r adjective

Origin

C17: from L., 'connection, linking of words', from co- 'together' + apere 'fasten'.

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