copula
[ kop-yuh-luh ]
/ ˈkɒp yə lə /
noun, plural cop·u·las, cop·u·lae [kop-yuh-lee] /ˈkɒp yəˌli/.
something that connects or links together.
Also called linking verb. Grammar.
a verb, as be, seem, or look, that serves as a connecting link or establishes an identity between subject and complement.
Compare action verb.
Logic.
a word or set of words that acts as a connecting link between the subject and predicate of a proposition.
OTHER WORDS FROM copula
cop·u·lar, adjectiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH copula
copula cupolaWords nearby copula
copse,
copt,
copter,
coptic,
coptic church,
copula,
copulate,
copulation,
copulative,
copulative asyndeton,
copy
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British Dictionary definitions for copula
copula
/ (ˈkɒpjʊlə) /
noun plural -las or -lae (-ˌliː)
a verb, such as be, seem, or taste, that is used merely to identify or link the subject with the complement of a sentence. Copulas may serve to link nouns (or pronouns), as in he became king, nouns (or pronouns) and adjectival complements, as in sugar tastes sweet, or nouns (or pronouns) and adverbial complements, as in John is in jail
anything that serves as a link
logic
the often unexpressed link between the subject and predicate terms of a categorial proposition, as are in all men are mortal
Derived forms of copula
copular, adjectiveWord Origin for copula
C17: from Latin: bond, connection, from
co- together +
apere to fasten
Medical definitions for copula
copula
[ kŏp′yə-lə ]
n.
A narrow part connecting two structures.