Coffee is the second largest traded commodity in the world, next to crude oil. It’s also one of the oldest commodities, with over 2.25 billion cups of coffee consumed worldwide daily.
COPULATIVE
copulative
(adjective) syntactically connecting sentences or elements of a sentence; “‘and’ is a copulative conjunction”
copula, copulative, linking verb
(noun) an equating verb (such as ‘be’ or ‘become’) 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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