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Word: Copula
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
early 17th century: from Latin, ‘connection, linking of words’, from co- ‘together’ + apere ‘fasten’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈkɒpjʊlə
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a connecting word, in particular a form of the verb be connecting a subject and complement.
Short Definition:connecting word
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