corps

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 Anagrams 2 French 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Etymology 2.3 Noun 2.4 Anagrams

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[edit] Etymology

From French corps (“‘body’”), from Latin corpus (“‘body’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• (RP) (singular) kô, /kɔː/, /kO:/; (plural) kôz, /kɔːz/, /kO:z/
• (US) (singular) kôr, /koʊr/, /kɔːr/, /kO:r/; (plural) kôrz, /kɔːrz/, /kO:rz/
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• Rhymes: -ɔː(r)
• Homophones: *caw (in non-rhotic dialects); core (singular), cores (plural)

[edit] Noun

corps (plural corps)

1. (military) A battlefield formation composed of two or more divisions.
2. An organized group of people united by a common purpose.
   • diplomatic corps
   • White House press corps

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• Alphagram: coprs
• crops
• sproc

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[edit] French

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /kɔʁ/
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[edit] Etymology

From Middle French cors > Latin corpus (“‘body’”)

[edit] Noun

corps m. (plural corps)

1. (anatomy) body
2. (mathematics) field (in abstract algebra)

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: coprs
• porcs