copulative

Noun · Adjective
Synonyms: copulalinking verb

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. an equating verb (such as `be' or `become') that links the subject with the complement of a sentenceSynonyms: copulalinking verb

Adjective (1)

  1. syntactically connecting sentences or elements of a sentence“`and' is a copulative conjunction”
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Copulative \Cop"u*la*tive\, n.

1.Connection. [Obs.] --Rycaut. [1913 Webster]

2.(Gram.) A copulative conjunction. [1913 Webster]

Copulative \Cop"u*la"tive\, a. [L. copulativus: cf. F. copulatif.] Serving to couple, unite, or connect; as, a copulative conjunction like "and". [1913 Webster]
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