copula
something that connects or links together.
Also called linking verb. Grammar. a verb, as be, seem, or look, that serves as a connecting link or establishes an identity between subject and complement.: Compare action verb.
Logic. a word or set of words that acts as a connecting link between the subject and predicate of a proposition.
Origin of copula
1Other words from copula
- cop·u·lar, adjective
Words that may be confused with copula
- copula , cupola
Words Nearby copula
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How to use copula in a sentence
Loquuntur moralistae, ut dixi, de copula carnali quatenus copula est sine respectu ad possibilitatem generandi.
Essays In Pastoral Medicine | Austin MalleyHow to beget a male or female child; and of the Embryo and perfect Birth; and the fittest time for the copula.
The Works of Aristotle the Famous Philosopher | AnonymousThe moment we use the copula, the moment we express subjective inclusions, poetry evaporates.
Instigations | Ezra PoundAntisthenes 222probably considered that the copula implied identity between the predicate and the subject.
The first division of propositions is into Affirmative and Negative, the copula in the latter being is not.
Analysis of Mr. Mill's System of Logic | William Stebbing
British Dictionary definitions for copula
/ (ˈkɒpjʊlə) /
a verb, such as be, seem, or taste, that is used merely to identify or link the subject with the complement of a sentence. Copulas may serve to link nouns (or pronouns), as in he became king, nouns (or pronouns) and adjectival complements, as in sugar tastes sweet, or nouns (or pronouns) and adverbial complements, as in John is in jail
anything that serves as a link
logic the often unexpressed link between the subject and predicate terms of a categorial proposition, as are in all men are mortal
Origin of copula
1Derived forms of copula
- copular, adjective
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