COPULA (copulae)
Dictionary entry overview: What does copula mean? • COPULA (noun)
The noun COPULA has 1 sense:
1. an equating verb (such as 'be' or 'become') that links the subject with the complement of a sentence
Familiarity information: COPULA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• COPULA (noun)
Meaning:
An equating verb (such as 'be' or 'become') that links the subject with the complement of a sentence
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
copula; copulative; linking verb
Hypernyms ("copula" is a kind of...):
verb (a content word that denotes an action or a state)
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