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copulative

  • /ˈkɒpjʊlətɪv/

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From Latin copulativus.

adjective

  1. not comparable Of or pertaining to copulation.
  2. not comparable That acts as a copula.
  3. not comparable That connects the subject of a clause with its complement.

noun copulatives

  1. obsolete A connection. They understand Polygamie to be a Conjunction of divers Copulatives in number, which is not understood till a person proceeds unto a fourth Wife, which makes more than one Copulative in the rule of Marriage.
  2. A copulative conjunction. In Polysyndeton conjunctions flow, And every word its copulative will shew.

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adj of or pertaining to copulation

Русскийкопуляти́вный kopuljatívnyj

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@misc{copulative_2026,
  title = {copulative},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/copulative},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}