copula
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cop·u·la
/ ˈkäpyələ/
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n. Logic & Gram.
a connecting word, in particular a form of the verb be connecting a subject and complement.
DERIVATIVES:
cop·u·lar
/ ˈkäpyələr/ adj.
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Gigantic, chilly Jupiter has its peers across the universe
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 11/7/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...the foreground of the constellation Capricornus, which is as dim as Jupiter is bright...Capricorni, is double. The shape of Capricornus looks sort of like a boat in profile...that's how it looks to modern eyes. Capricornus is one of the earliest known constellations...
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ASK THE GLOBE
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 2/6/1998; 416 words
; ...tell me about the exploits of the USS Capricornus, on which I served in 1959? How can...shipmates? E.H., Quincy A. The USS Capricornus was an attack cargo ship that supported...miles from Greece to Spain to Italy. Capricornus was awarded several ribbons for its...
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WITH LUCK, METEORS WILL PUT ON SHOW
Newspaper article from: Portland Press Herald (Maine); 11/2/2001; 700+ words
; ...rotated behind it, and this month all of Capricornus will rotate behind it. As a bonus...the two remaining giant gas planets in Capricornus this month. On Nov. 4, Mars passes...magnitude Neptune on the western edge of Capricornus and on the 26th, Mars passes less than...
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Gordon D. Cox
Newspaper article from: Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque); 1/25/2004; 608 words
; ...Third Class, he served aboard the USS Capricornus AKA-57. He had maintained a longtime...relationship with fellow shipmates of the USS Capricornus Association and had regularly attended...with the ports of call that the USS Capricornus had visited during the war. Surviving...
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A Parade of Planets to Photograph!
Magazine article from: Odyssey; 2/1/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...WATCH Morning Planet: White Venus, in Sagittarius, moves to Capricornus, and rises in the east, about two hours before the Sun. Evening Planets: Orange Mercury (in Capricornus, moving to Aquarius) sets in the southwest, one hour after...
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Planet watch. (What's Up).(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Odyssey; 2/1/2002; ; 612 words
; Morning Planets: Mercury (in Capricornus) is difficult to see early this month. Use a telescope on...about an hour before dawn. Evening Planets: White Venus (in Capricornus, moves into Aquarius) is difficult to see because it is...
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The dog days of winter
Magazine article from: Natural History; 12/1/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...the left of a sliver of Moon. moves from Sagittarius into Capricornus during December and is difficult to see low in the southwest...will form a broad triangle low in the southwestern sky. in Capricornus, is low in the south just after sunset and sets about three...
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Constellation controversy fogs future for horoscope readers. (newly revised zodiac)
Magazine article from: Insight on the News; 3/27/1995; ; 700+ words
; ...November 30 - December 17 Sagittarius December 18 - January 18 Capricornus January 19 - February 16 Aquarius February 16 - March 11...November 22 Ophiuchus Sagittarius November 23 - December 21 Capricornus December 22 - January 20 Aquarius January 21 - February 19...
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Planet watch.(What's Up)(Brief article)
Magazine article from: Odyssey; 1/1/2006; ; 522 words
; Evening Planets: Venus (in Capricornus, moving into Sagittarius) sets about 90 minutes after the...Morning Planets: Mercury (in Sagittarius, moving into Capricornus) rises 60 minutes before the Sun at the start of the month...
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December moon goes by many names
Newspaper article from: Bangor Daily News Bangor, ME; 12/5/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...and a finder chart. Neptune lies to the west of Uranus in Capricornus and will require a telescope to spot it. Pluto is lost to...northern hemisphere. The sun enters the astrological sign of Capricornus at the solstice but astronomically has just entered Sagittarius...
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Capricornus
Book article from: A Dictionary of Astronomy
Capricornus (abbr. Cap, gen. Capricorni) The smallest constellation of the zodiac, through which the Sun passes from late January to mid-February. Capricornus represents a goat with a fish's tail. Its brightest star is Delta...
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Hypsicles of Alexandria
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography
...and the shortest is the time in which Capricornus, Aquarius, Pisces, Aries, Taurus...temporal degrees, and that the quadrants Capricornus-Pisces and Aries-Gemini each require...for Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricornus, Aquarius, and Pisces are in the same...
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Capricorn
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
...sun enters at the northern winter solstice (about 21 December). Recorded from Old English, the name comes from Latin capricornus , from caper , capr- ‘goat’ + cornu ‘horn’, on the pattern of Greek aigok...
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goat
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
...also traditionally a type of lustfulness and folly. The Goat is a name for the zodiacal sign Capricorn or the constellation Capricornus.The word is recorded from Old English (in form gāt , meaning ‘female goat’), and is...
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The Goat
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
The Goat English name for Capricornus , a constellation .
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