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copulative

DEFINITIONS OF: copulative

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n an equating verb (such as `be' or `become') that links the subject with the complement of a sentence

Synonyms:
copula, linking verb
Type of:
verb
a content word that denotes an action, occurrence, or state of existence

adj syntactically connecting sentences or elements of a sentence

“`and' is a copulative conjunction”
Synonyms
conjunctive
serving or tending to connect
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