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• copulative — [käp′yo͞olāt΄iv, käp′yo͞olə tiv, käp′yəlāt΄iv, käp′yələ tiv] adj. [ME copulatif < LL copulativus < L copulatus: see COPULATE] 1. joining together; coupling 2. Gram. a) connecting coordinate words, phrases, or clauses [a copulative… …   English World dictionary

• copulative — 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 …   Universalium

• copulative — I. adjective Date: 14th century 1. a. joining together coordinate words or word groups and expressing addition of their meanings < a copulative conjunction > b. functioning as a copula 2. relating to or serving for copulation II. noun Date: 1530 …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• copulative — /ˈkɒpjulətɪv/ (say kopyoohluhtiv) adjective 1. serving to unite or couple. 2. involving or consisting of connected words or clauses. 3. of the nature of a copula: a copulative verb. 4. of or relating to copulation. –noun 5. a copulative word.… …  

• copulative — cop•u•la•tive [[t]ˈkɒp yəˌleɪ tɪv, lə tɪv[/t]] adj. 1) serving to unite or couple 2) gram. a) (of a verb) pertaining to or serving as a copula b) (of a conjunction) serving to connect words, phrases, or clauses of equal rank with a cumulative… …   From formal English to slang

• copulative — noun (C) technical a word or word group that connects other word groups copulative adjective …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• Copulative a — The copulative a (also a copulativum, a athroistikon) is the prefix ha or a expressing unity in Ancient Greek, derived from Proto Indo European *sm̥ , cognate to English same (see also Symbel).[1] An example is a delphos brother , from *sm̥… …   Wikipedia

• copulative — adjective 1》 Grammar (of a word) connecting words or clauses linked in sense.     ↘connecting a subject and predicate. 2》 relating to sexual intercourse. Derivatives copulatively adverb …   English new terms dictionary

• copulative — adj. 1 serving to connect. 2 Gram. a (of a word) that connects words or clauses linked in sense (cf. DISJUNCTIVE). b connecting a subject and predicate. 3 relating to sexual union. Derivatives: copulatively adv. Etymology: ME f. OF copulatif ive… …   Useful english dictionary

• Copula (linguistics) — To be redirects here. For the song, see To Be. For to be, or not to be , see To be, or not to be. In linguistics, a copula (plural: copulae or copulas) is a word used to link the subject of a sentence with a predicate (a subject complement). The… …   Wikipedia

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