Copula

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Copula \Cop"u*la\, n. [L., bond, band. See {Couple}.]
     1. (Logic & Gram.) The word which unites the subject and
        predicate.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Mus.) The stop which connects the manuals, or the manuals


        with the pedals; -- called also {coupler}.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  copula
       n : an equating verb (such as `be' or `become') that links the
           subject with the complement of a sentence [syn: {copulative},
            {linking verb}]
       [also: {copulae} (pl)]