Definition of Copulatives

1. copulative [n] - See also: copulative

Lexicographical Neighbors of Copulatives

copulae
copular
copular verb
copular verbs
copulas
copulated
copulates
copulateth
copulating
copulations
copulative
copulative conjunction
copulatively
copulatives (current term)
copulatory
copurification
copurified
copurifies
copurify
copurifying
copy
copy-cat
copy-cats
copy-number variant
copy and paste
copy boy
copy boys
copy cat

Literary usage of Copulatives

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Dionysius Longinus On the Sublime by Longinus (1800)
"To illustrate the foregoing observation, let us imitate the style of Isocrates, and insert / the copulatives in this passage, wherever they may seem ..."

2. Elements of Chinese Grammar with a Preliminary Dissertation on the by Joshua Marshman, Confucius (1814)
"copulatives.—The character jj'jj irr is generally equivalent to the conjunction 'and;' but not always : it bears a strong resemblance to the Hebrew/). ..."

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