COPULA - Definition

Pronunciation:		'kâpyulu
WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] an equating verb (such as `be' or `become') that links the subject with the complement of a sentence

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	Synonyms:	copulative, linking verb

	See Also:	verb

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\Cop"u*la\, n. [L., bond, band. See {Couple}.] 1. (Logic & Gram.) The word which unites the subject and predicate. 2. (Mus.) The stop which connects the manuals, or the manuals with the pedals; -- called also {coupler}.