noun, plural cor·po·ra /-pərə/Show Spelled[-per-uh]Show IPAfor 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.