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copulative

POS

Adjective

HYPHEN

cop=u=la=tive

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun copulative has 1 sense

copulative(n = noun.communication) copula, linking verb - an equating verb (such as `be' or `become') that links the subject with the complement of a sentence;

is a kind of verb

Derived form adjective copulative₁

Adjective copulative has 1 sense

copulative(s = adj.all) - syntactically connecting sentences or elements of a sentence; "`and' is a copulative conjunction"

Derived form noun copulative₁

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CIDE DICTIONARY

copulative, a. [L. copulativus: cf. F. copulatif.].

Serving to couple, unite, or connect; as, a copulative conjunction like “and”. [1913 Webster]

copulative, n.

Connection. Rycaut. [1913 Webster]
A copulative conjunction. [1913 Webster]

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OXFORD 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.

Derivative

copulatively adv.

Etymology

ME f. OF copulatif -ive or LL copulativus (as COPULATE)