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corpus

[ kawr-puhs ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, plural cor·po·ra [kawr, -per-, uh] or, sometimes, cor·pus·es.

a large or complete collection of writings:
the entire corpus of Old English poetry.
the body of a person or animal, especially when dead.
Anatomy. a body, mass, or part having a special character or function.
Linguistics. a body of utterances, as words or sentences, assumed to be representative of and used for lexical, grammatical, or other linguistic analysis.
a principal or capital sum, as opposed to interest or income.

corpus

/ ˈkɔːpəs /

a collection or body of writings, esp by a single author or on a specific topic
the corpus of Dickens' works
the main body, section, or substance of something
anatomy
1. any distinct mass or body
2. the main part of an organ or structure
the inner layer or layers of cells of the meristem at a shoot tip, which produces the vascular tissue and pith Compare tunica
linguistics a body of data, esp the finite collection of grammatical sentences of a language that a linguistic theory seeks to describe by means of an algorithm
a capital or principal sum, as contrasted with a derived income
obsolete.
a human or animal body, esp a dead one

Origin of corpus¹

First recorded in 1225–75; Middle English, from Latin

Origin of corpus¹

C14: from Latin: body

The local churches were celebrating The Feast of Corpus Christi by launching brilliantly exploding rockets into the night.

And Rep. Blake Farenthold made it onto the list of “notable people” from Corpus Christi, Texas.

They hate that Lincoln suspended habeas corpus; they never note that Jefferson Davis did, too.

There was also a memorable encounter while disembarking at Corpus Christi.

Hernandez was well-known in their rough Corpus Christi neighborhood as an unsavory character.

Thomas goes on to contradict Aristotle, in holding quod nullum ens esset nisi corpus.

Our procession was, however, a more solemn one on the day of Corpus Christi when we carried about the blessed Sacrament.

English act of habeas corpus passed; the act suspending it was repealed, probably forever, 1818.

On Corpus Christi's Eve, the usual celebration greatly aggrieved the perth weekly assembly.

One of the most familiar actions is habeas corpus, which is employed to recover a person's liberty from illegal restraint.

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