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corpse
[kawrps] 
–noun
| 1. | a dead body, usually of a human being. |
| 2. | something no longer useful or viable: rusting corpses of old cars. |
| 3. | Obsolete. a human or animal body, whether alive or dead. |
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| corpse (kôrps) n. A dead body, especially the dead body of a human. [Middle English corps, from Latin corpus; see kwrep- in Indo-European roots.] |
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Corpse
Corpse\ (k[^o]rps), n. [OF. cors (sometimes written corps), F. corps, L. corpus; akin to AS. hrif womb. See Midriff, and cf. Corse, Corselet, Corps, Cuerpo.]1. A human body in general, whether living or dead; -- sometimes contemptuously. [Obs.] Note: Formerly written (after the French form) corps. See Corps, n., 1. 2. The dead body of a human being; -- used also Fig. He touched the dead corpse of Public Credit, and it sprung upon its feet. --D. Webster. Corpse candle. (a) A thick candle formerly used at a lich wake, or the customary watching with a corpse on the night before its interment. (b) A luminous appearance, resembling the flame of a candle, sometimes seen in churchyards and other damp places, superstitiously regarded as portending death. Corpse gate, the gate of a burial place through which the dead are carried, often having a covered porch; -- called also lich gate.
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Language Translation for : corpse
Spanish:
cadáver,
German:
die Leiche,
Japanese:
死体
corpse
1542, variant spelling of corps (q.v.). The -p- was originally silent, as in French, and with some speakers still is. The terminal -e was rare before 19c. Corpse-candle is attested from 1694.
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Main Entry: corpse
Pronunciation: 'ko(&)rps
Function: noun
: a dead body especially of a human being
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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corpse (kôrps)
n.
- A dead body, especially the dead body of a human.
- A cadaver.
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