copulative Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun an equating verb (such as `be' or `become') that links the subject with the complement of a sentence
    copula; linking verb.
  2. adjective satellite syntactically connecting sentences or elements of a sentence
    • `and' is a copulative conjunction

WordNet

Cop"u*la"tive adjective
Etymology
L. copulativus: cf. F. copulatif.
Definitions
  1. Serving to couple, unite, or connect; as, a copulative conjunction like "and".
Cop"u*la*tive noun
Definitions
  1. Connection. Obs. Rycaut.
  2. (Gram.) A copulative conjunction.

Webster 1913