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copula
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copula /cop·u·la/ (kop´u-lah)
1. any connecting part or structure.
2. a median ventral elevation on the embryonic tongue formed by union of the second pharyngeal arches and playing a role in tongue development.
cop·u·la (kpy-l)
n.
A narrow part connecting two structures.
copula
[kop′ū·lə]
Etymology: L
1 any connecting part or structure.
2 a median ventral elevation on the embryonic tongue, formed by union of the second pharyngeal arches, that represents the future root of the tongue. Also called copula linguae.
copula
any connecting part or structure.


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History English language shows that the verb "to be", also known as copula verb, was conjugated according to 3 different persons: first person 'am', second person 'art' and third person 'is'.
Demystifying inflectional push-pull in ESL pedagogy by Makalela, Leketi / Academic Exchange Quarterly
The "is of identity" connects two noun phrases with a form of the to be or the copula verb using the following pattern:
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