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incorporeal

Syllabification: (in·cor·po·re·al)
Pronunciation: /ˌinkôrˈpôrēəl/

Definition of incorporeal

adjective

  • not composed of matter; having no material existence:ghostly presences and incorporeal beings
  • Law having no physical existence.

Derivatives

incorporeality

Pronunciation: /-ˌpôrēˈalitē/

noun

incorporeally

adverb

incorporeity

Pronunciation: /-pəˈrēitē/

noun

Origin:

late Middle English: from Latin incorporeus, from in- 'not' + corporeus (from corpus, corpor- 'body') + -al

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