copulative

UK: /ˈkɒpjʊlətɪv/ US: (kop′yə lā′tiv, -lə tiv)

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cop•u•la•tive  (kop′yə lā′tiv, -lə tiv), adj. 

1. serving to unite or couple.
2. 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.
   • Grammar serving to connect nouns, noun phrases, verbs, clauses, etc.:
     a copulative conjunction.
   • Grammar of the dvandva type: Bittersweet is a copulative compound.
3. of or pertaining to sexual intercourse.

n. 

4. Grammar a copulative word.

• Latin cōpulātīvus. See copulate, -ive
• Middle English copulatif 1350–1400

cop′u•la′tive•ly, adv. 

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copulative / ˈkɒpjʊlətɪv/ adjective

1. serving to join or unite
2. of or characteristic of copulation
3. (of a verb) having the nature of a copula