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An equating verb (such as `be' or `become') that links the subject with the complement of a sentence
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copulative
Word definitions for copulative in dictionaries
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. 1 Of or pertaining to copulation 2 (context grammar English) that acts as a copula 3 (context grammar English) that connects the subject of a clause with its complement n. 1 (context obsolete English) connection 2 (context grammar English) A copulative ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Copulative \Cop"u*la"tive\, a. [L. copulativus: cf. F. copulatif.] Serving to couple, unite, or connect; as, a copulative conjunction like ``and''.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. an equating verb (such as `be' or `become') that links the subject with the complement of a sentence [syn: copula , linking verb ]
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Copulative may refer to: Copula (linguistics) , a part of speech Copulation , the union of the sex organs of two sexually reproducing animals for insemination and subsequent internal fertilization
Usage examples of copulative.
She should not have Rejected me like any copulative Of the commonalty.
They thought that to be masculine, they had to be copulative dynamos, and it was largely to prop up their insecure masculinity that they resorted to sexual display, whereas, in fact, it was their relatively mild interest in actual physical contact that was largely the source of that insecurity.
Generally these are notions of copulative appreciation— but a question of identity would also be clarified.
Generally these are notions of copulative appreciation but a question of identity would also be clarified.