[ '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'.
[ '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'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004