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cop⋅u⋅la⋅tive

  [kop-yuh-ley-tiv, -luh-tiv]
Use copulative in a Sentence
–adjective
1. serving to unite or couple.
2. Grammar.
a. involving or consisting of connected words or clauses: a copulative sentence.
b. pertaining to or serving as a copula; serving to connect subject and complement: a copulative verb.
c. serving to connect nouns, noun phrases, verbs, clauses, etc.: a copulative conjunction.
d. of the dvandva type: Bittersweet is a copulative compound.
3. of or pertaining to sexual intercourse.
–noun
4. Grammar. a copulative word.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME copulatif < L cōpulātīvus. See copulate, -ive

Related forms:
cop⋅u⋅la⋅tive⋅ly, adverb
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cop·u·la·tive   (kŏp'yə-lā'tĭv, -lə-tĭv)   
adj.  

  1. Grammar

    1. Serving to connect coordinate words or clauses: a copulative conjunction.

    2. Serving as a copula: a copulative verb.

  2. Of or relating to copulation.

n.   Grammar
A copulative word or group of words.
cop'u·la'tive·ly adv.
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