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COPULA (copulae)

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Irregular inflected form: copulae  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

 Dictionary entry overview: What does copula mean? 

COPULA (noun)
  The noun COPULA has 1 sense:

1. an equating verb (such as 'be' or 'become') that links the subject with the complement of a sentenceplay

  Familiarity information: COPULA used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


COPULA (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

copula; copulative; linking verb

Hypernyms ("copula" is a kind of...):

verb (a content word that denotes an action, occurrence, or state of existence)

Derivation:

copular (of or relating to a copula)


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