copula
nounUK /ˈkɒpjʊlə/
US /ˈkɑːpjələ/
A copula is a linking word like 'is' that joins a subject to a word describing it.
In the sentence 'She is happy,' the word 'is' is a copula.
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2. In logic, a copula is a word that connects the subject and predicate of a proposition.
Logicians study how the copula 'is' functions in statements like 'All men are mortal.'
3. In biology, a copula is a connecting structure or part between two organisms or body parts.
The copula joins the two halves of the insect's wing.
4. In music, a copula is a short connecting passage between two sections of a piece.
The organist played a brief copula before the final hymn.