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corpora

[kawr-per-uh]

cor·po·ra

[kawr-per-uh]
noun
a plural of corpus.
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cor·pus

[kawr-puhs]
noun, plural cor·po·ra [-per-uh] for 1–3, 5, cor·pus·es for 4.
1.
a large or complete collection of writings: the entire corpus of Old English poetry.
2.
the body of a person or animal, especially when dead.
3.
Anatomy. a body, mass, or part having a special character or function.
4.
Linguistics. a body of utterances, as words or sentences, assumed to be representative of and used for lexical, grammatical, or other linguistic analysis.
5.
a principal or capital sum, as opposed to interest or income.

Origin:
1225–75; Middle English < Latin

core, corp., corps, corpse, corpus.
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corpora (ˈkɔːpərə)
 
n
the plural of corpus

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