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corse

[kawrs]
–noun Archaic.
corpse.

Origin:
1225–75; ME cors < OF < L corpus body; see corpse

Corse

[kawrs]
–noun
French name of Corsica.

Cor⋅si⋅ca

[kawr-si-kuh]
–noun
an island in the Mediterranean, SE of and forming a department of France. 220,000; 3367 sq. mi. (8720 sq. km). Capital: Ajaccio.
French, Corse.


Cor⋅si⋅can, adjective, noun
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corse   (kôrs)   
n.   Archaic
A corpse.

[Middle English cors, from Old French, from Latin corpus; see kwrep- in Indo-European roots.]
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