According to Statista, the global coffee industry is worth US$363 billion in 2020. The market grows annually by 10.6%, and 78% of revenue came from out-of-home establishments like cafes and coffee beverage retailers.
COPULATIVE
copulative
(adjective) syntactically connecting sentences or elements of a sentence; āāandā is a copulative conjunctionā
copula, copulative, linking verb
(noun) an equating verb (such as ābeā or ābecomeā) that links the subject with the complement of a sentence
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
copulative (not comparable)
Of or pertaining to copulation.
(grammar) That acts as a copula.
(grammar) That connects the subject of a clause with its complement.
Noun
copulative (plural copulatives)
(obsolete) connection
(grammar) A copulative conjunction.
Source: Wiktionary
Cop"u*la"tive, a. Etym: [L. copulativus: cf. F. copulatif.]
Definition: Serving to couple, unite, or connect; as, a copulative conjunction like "and".
Cop"u*la*tive, n.
1. Connection. [Obs.] Rycaut.
2. (Gram.)
Definition: A copulative conjunction.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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