c 3 o 1 p 3 u 1 l 1 a 1
6 letters · 10 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun an equating verb (such as `be' or `become') that links the subject with the complement of a sentence
originBorrowed from Latin cōpula (“connection, linking of words”), from co- (“together”) + apere (“fasten”). Doublet of couple.
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