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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024cop•u•la•tive (kop′yə lā′tiv, -lə tiv),USA pronunciation adj. - serving to unite or couple.
- Grammar
- involving or consisting of connected words or clauses:a copulative sentence.
- pertaining to or serving as a copula;
serving to connect subject and complement:a copulative verb. - Grammarserving to connect nouns, noun phrases, verbs, clauses, etc.:a copulative conjunction.
- Grammarof the dvandva type: Bittersweet is a copulative compound.
- of or pertaining to sexual intercourse.
n. - Grammara copulative word.
- Latin cōpulātīvus. See copulate, -ive
- Middle English copulatif 1350–1400
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: copulative /ˈkɒpjʊlətɪv/ adj - serving to join or unite
- of or characteristic of copulation
- (of a verb) having the nature of a copula
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