COPULATIVE


Meaning of COPULATIVE in English

— copulatively , adv.

/kop"yeuh lay'tiv, -leuh tiv/ , adj.

1. serving to unite or couple.

2. Gram.

a. involving or consisting of connected words or clauses: a copulative sentence.

b. pertaining to or serving as a copula; serving to connect subject and complement: a copulative verb.

c. serving to connect nouns, noun phrases, verbs, clauses, etc.: a copulative conjunction.

d. of the dvandva type: Bittersweet is a copulative compound.

3. of or pertaining to sexual intercourse.

n.

4. Gram. a copulative word.

[ 1350-1400; ME copulatif copulativus. See COPULATE, -IVE ]

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