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cop·u·la  (kpy-l)
n.
1. A verb, such as a form of be or seem, that identifies the predicate of a sentence with the subject. Also called linking verb.
2. Logic The word or set of words that serves as a link between the subject and predicate of a proposition.
[Latin cpula, link.]
copu·lar (-lr) adj.
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Adj.1.copular - of or relating to a copula; "a copular verb"


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