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quasi-copula
quasi-copula n. 
/ˌkwɑːzɪˈkɒpjᵿlə/, /ˌkwɒzɪˈkɒpjᵿlə/, /ˌkwɑziˈkɑpjələ/, /ˌkweɪˌsaɪˈkɑpjələ/, /ˌkwɑsiˈkɑpjələ/
Brit. /ˌkweɪzʌɪˈkɒpjᵿlə/
, /ˌkweɪzʌɪˈkɒpjᵿlə//ˌkwɑːzɪˈkɒpjᵿlə//ˌkwɒzɪˈkɒpjᵿlə/U.S. /ˌkweɪˌzaɪˈkɑpjələ/
, /ˌkweɪˌzaɪˈkɑpjələ//ˌkwɑziˈkɑpjələ//ˌkweɪˌsaɪˈkɑpjələ//ˌkwɑsiˈkɑpjələ/ΚΠ
1842 W. Thomson Outl. Laws Thought 125 Provided the mind can and does combine them as one representation, which is the case here in spite of the quasi Copula.
1963 F. T. Visser Hist. Syntax Eng. Lang. I. ii. 153 We have a similar complete change of status when verbs of this kind function as quasi-copulas, as in ‘this meat eats tough’.
1993 R. L. Trask Dict. Grammatical Terms Linguistics 226 Quasi-copula, a lexical verb which links a subject NP to a nominal or adjectival predicate but which, unlike a true copula (such as be) has real semantic content, often aspectual, modal or perceptual.
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