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corpse

  [kawrps]
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–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.
Origin:
1225–75; ME corps; orig. sp. var. of cors corse but the p is now sounded

Synonyms:
1. remains, cadaver. See body.
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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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Medical Dictionary

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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Medical Dictionary

corpse (kôrps)
n.

  1. A dead body, especially the dead body of a human.

  2. A cadaver.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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