copulative

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

copulative
    adj 1: syntactically connecting sentences or elements of a
           sentence; "`and' is a copulative conjunction"
    n 1: an equating verb (such as `be' or `become') that links the
         subject with the complement of a sentence [syn: {copula},
         {copulative}, {linking verb}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Copulative \Cop"u*la"tive\, a. [L. copulativus: cf. F.
   copulatif.]
   Serving to couple, unite, or connect; as, a copulative
   conjunction like "and".
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Copulative \Cop"u*la*tive\, n.
   1. Connection. [Obs.] --Rycaut.
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   2. (Gram.) A copulative conjunction.
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