corpus

 
Pronunciation: /ˈkɔːpəs/

noun (plural corpora /ˈkɔːpərə/ 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 linguistic research.
  • 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'. corpus (sense 1) dates from the early 18th century