Corpus - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈkɔːrpəs|  American pronunciation of the word corpus
Brit.  |ˈkɔːpəs|  British pronunciation of the word corpus

noun

- capital as contrasted with the income derived from it (syn: principal)
- a collection of writings
he edited the Hemingway corpus
- the main part of an organ or other bodily structure

Extra examples

...Jane Austen's corpus is modest in number but magnificent in achievement....

The judge issued a writ of habeas corpus.

Corpus Christi

Word forms

noun
singular: corpus
plural: corpora or corpuses
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