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Adjective: copulative  kó-pyu-lu-tiv
  1. (grammar) syntactically connecting sentences or elements of a sentence
    "'and' is a copulative conjunction"
Noun: copulative  kó-pyu-lu-tiv
  1. An equating verb (such as 'be' or 'become') that links the subject with the complement of a sentence
    - copula, linking verb

Derived forms: copulatives

See also: conjunctive

Type of: verb

Encyclopedia: Copulative