COPULA


Meaning of COPULA in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' kä-py ə -l ə

Function: noun

Etymology: Latin, bond ― more at COUPLE

Date: 1619

: something that connects: as a : the connecting link between subject and predicate of a proposition b : LINKING VERB

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