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copulative (adj.)

"uniting, serving to couple," late 14c., from Late Latin copulativus, from copulat-, past-participle stem of Latin copulare "to join together, link, unite," from copula "a band, tie, link" (see copulate). Related: Copulatively.

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Definitions of copulative from WordNet
1
copulative (n.)
an equating verb (such as `be' or `become') that links the subject with the complement of a sentence;
Synonyms: copula / linking verb
2
copulative (adj.)
syntactically connecting sentences or elements of a sentence;
`and' is a copulative conjunction
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