— copular , adj.
/kop"yeuh leuh/ , n. , pl. copulas, copulae /-lee'/ .
1. something that connects or links together.
2. Also called linking verb . Gram. a verb, as be, seem, or look, that serves as a connecting link or establishes an identity between subject and complement.
3. Logic. a word or set of words that acts as a connecting link between the subject and predicate of a proposition.
[ 1640-50; copula, equiv. to co- CO- + ap- fasten (see APT) + -ula -ULE ]