copula : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: copula	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for copula
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
copula n an equating verb (such as `be' or `become') that links the subject with the complement of a sentence Synonym(s): copula, copulative, linking verb
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Copula \Cop"u*la\, n. [L., bond, band. See {Couple}.] 1. (Logic & Gram.) The word which unites the subject and predicate. 2. (Mus.) The stop which connects the manuals, or the manuals with the pedals; -- called also {coupler}.