单词 | copulative |
释义 | copulative —copulatively, adv. /kop"yeuh lay'tiv, -leuh tiv/, adj. 1. serving to unite or couple. 2. Gram. a. involving or consisting of connected words or clauses: a copulative sentence. b. pertaining to or serving as a copula; serving to connect subject and complement: a copulative verb. c. serving to connect nouns, noun phrases, verbs, clauses, etc.: a copulative conjunction. d. of the dvandva type: Bittersweet is a copulative compound. 3. of or pertaining to sexual intercourse. n. 4. Gram. a copulative word. [1350-1400; ME copulatif < L copulativus. See COPULATE, -IVE] |
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