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Corporeal

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cor⋅po⋅re⋅al

  [kawr-pawr-ee-uhl, -pohr-]
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–adjective
1. of the nature of the physical body; bodily.
2. material; tangible: corporeal property.
Origin:
1375–1425; late ME < L corpore(us) bodily (corpor- (s. of corpus) body + -eus adj. suffix) + -al 1

Related forms:
cor⋅po⋅re⋅al⋅i⋅ty, cor⋅po⋅re⋅al⋅ness, noun
cor⋅po⋅re⋅al⋅ly, adverb

Synonyms:
1. See physical.

Antonyms:
1. spiritual. 2. intangible.
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cor·po·re·al   (kôr-pôr'ē-əl, -pōr'-)   
adj.  

  1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of the body. See Synonyms at bodily.

  2. Of a material nature; tangible.


[From Latin corporeus, from corpus, corpor-, body; see kwrep- in Indo-European roots.]
cor·po're·al'i·ty (-āl'ĭ-tē), cor·po're·al·ness n., cor·po're·al·ly adv.
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Word Origin & History

corporeal 
1610, from L. corporeus "of the nature of a body," from corpus "body," from PIE *kwrpes, from base *kwrep- "body, form appearance," probably from a verbal root meaning "to appear" (cf. Skt. krp- "form, body," Avestan kerefsh "form, body," O.E. hrif "belly," O.H.G. href "womb, belly, abdomen").
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Main Entry: cor·po·re·al
Pronunciation: kor-'pOr-E-&l
Function: adjective
: having, consisting of, or relating to a physical material body —compare INCORPOREAL —cor·po·re·al·ly adverb
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Main Entry: cor·po·re·al
Pronunciation: kor-'pOr-E-&l, -'por-
Function: adjective
: having, consisting of, or relating to a physicalmaterial body
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Medical Dictionary

corporeal cor·po·re·al (kôr-pôr'ē-əl)
adj.
Of, relating to, or characteristic of the body.

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