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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.
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Corpses
is always a great word to know.
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| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
Etymonline
Word Origin & History
corpse
1540s, 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 1690s.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
corpse (kôrps)
n.
A dead body, especially the dead body of a human.
A cadaver.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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Slang Dictionary
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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