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copula (iou)



copula noun. E17.
[Latin = connection, linking of words, formed as CO- + apere fasten: see -ULE.]
Grammar & Logic. That part of a proposition which connects the subject and the predicate; the verb be as a mere sign of predication; a verb with a similar function. E17.
A connection, a link. M17.
Anatomy. A part (e.g. a bone or ligament) connecting other parts. Now rare or obsolete. L17.
copular adjective M19.