Copula - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Copula :  (noun)

1: an equating verb (such as `be' or `become') that links the subject with the complement of a sentence [syn: copulative, linking verb]

Based on WordNet 2.0

Copula : \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.

Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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