corpus

noun

A collection of written or spoken texts.

(specifically, linguistics) Such a collection in form of an electronic database used for linguistic analyses.

(uncommon) A collection or body of objects with similar characteristics.

(physics) A structure of a special character or function in the animal body.

(informal) Corpus Christi (city in Texas)

(Cambridge University slang) Corpus Christi College, Cambridge.

(Oxford University slang) Corpus Christi College, Oxford.

(archaic) The body of a man or animal.

Roots

corpor-body · Latin corpus

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corpora cadavern

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