copula

2 definitions found

copula - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Copula \Cop"u*la\, n. [L., bond, band. See Couple.]
     1. (Logic & Gram.) The word which unites the subject and
        predicate.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Mus.) The stop which connects the manuals, or the manuals
        with the pedals; -- called also coupler.
        [1913 Webster]

copula - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

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