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copulative

Syllabification: (cop·u·la·tive)

Pronunciation: /ˈkäpyəˌlātiv, -lətiv/

Definition of copulative

adjective

1 Grammar (of a word) connecting words or clauses linked in sense. Compare with disjunctive.
connecting a subject and predicate.

2of or relating to sexual intercourse.

Derivatives

copulatively

Origin:

late Middle English: from Old French copulatif, -ive or late Latin copulativus, from copulat- 'coupled', from the verb copulare (see copulate)