COPULA


Meaning of COPULA in English

/ ˈkɒpjələ; NAmE ˈkɑːp-/ noun

( grammar ) = linking verb

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WORD ORIGIN

early 17th cent.: from Latin , connection, linking of words , from co- together + apere fasten.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.