copula

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Synonyms 1.2.2 Translations 1.3 Anagrams 2 Italian 2.1 Noun 3 Latin 3.1 Etymology 3.2 Noun 3.2.1 Derived terms

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Latin copula ‘bond, tie’.

[edit] Noun

copula (plural copulas)

1. (grammar) A word used to link the subject of a sentence with a predicate (usually a subject complement or an adverbial); it serves to equate (or associate) the subject with the predicate. (e.g. be).
2. (statistics) A measure of association between two or more variables, independent of the individual marginal distributions of the variables.

[edit] Synonyms

• linking verb
• copular
• copular verb

[edit] Translations

[edit] Anagrams

• coupla

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[edit] Italian

[edit] Noun

copula f. (plural copule)

1. copula
2. conjunction

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[edit] Latin

[edit] Etymology

For coapula, from co- + apere ‘to bond’. Possibly semitic כפל ‘doubled’.

[edit] Noun

cōpŭla, -ae f.

1. A bond, tie, or other connecting item.

[edit] Derived terms

• copulare