corpse

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Related terms 1.3.3 Translations 1.4 Verb

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Latin corpus (“‘body’”)

[edit] Pronunciation

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  Rhymes: -ɔː(r)ps

[edit] Noun

corpse (plural corpses)

1. a dead body

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• body
• cadaver
• carcass
• See also Wikisaurus:corpse

[edit] Related terms

• corporate
• corporation
• corporeal
• corps
• corpulent
• corpus

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[edit] Verb

to corpse (third-person singular simple present corpses, present participle corpsing, simple past and past participle corpsed)

1. (intransitive, slang) (of an actor) to lose control during a performance and laugh uncontrollably