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corpus

Syllabification: (cor·pus)
Pronunciation: /ˈkôrpəs/
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Definition of corpus

noun (plural corpora /-pərə/ or corpuses)

  • 1a collection of written texts, especially the entire works of a particular author or a body of writing on a particular subject:the Darwinian corpus
  • a collection of written or spoken material in machine-readable form, assembled for the purpose of studying linguistic structures, frequencies, etc..
  • 2 Anatomy the main body or mass of a structure.
  • the central part of the stomach, between the fundus and the antrum.

Origin:

late Middle English (denoting a human or animal body): from Latin, literally 'body'. sense 1 dates from the early 18th century

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