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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Copula \Cop"u*la\, noun [L., bond, band. See {Couple}.]
1. (Logic & Gram.) The word which unites the subject and predicate.
2. (Mus.) The stop which connects the manuals, or the manuals with the pedals; -- called also {coupler}.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Coupler \Coup"ler\ (k?p"l?r), noun One who couples; that which couples, as a link, ring, or shackle, to connect cars.
{Coupler of an organ}, a contrivance by which any two or more of the ranks of keys, or keys and pedals, are connected so as to act together when the organ is played.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
coupler
noun: a mechanical device that serves to connect the ends of adjacent objects [syn: {coupling}]
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