corpus
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Latin corpus (“body”).
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[edit] Noun
corpus (plural corpora or corpuses)
- the body
- (linguistics) a collection of writings, often on a specific topic, of a specific genre, from a specific demographic, a single author etc.
[edit] Synonyms
- See also Wikisaurus:body
[edit] Derived terms
- corpus callosum
- corpus cavernosum
- corpus delicti
- corpus linguistics
- corpus luteum
- corpus striatum
- aligned parallel corpus
- habeas corpus
- monolingual corpus
- multilingual corpus
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[edit] Translations
body — see body
linguistics: collection of writings
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[edit] Anagrams
[edit] Latin
[edit] Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *krep- (“body”).[1]
[edit] Noun
corpus (genitive corporis); n, third declension
- Body, substance, material.
- The flesh of an animal's body.
- A lifeless body, corpse
- The trunk or shaft of something.
- A frame, body, system, structure, community, corporation.
- (figuratively) The wood under the bark of a tree.
[edit] Inflection
| Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | corpus | corpora |
| genitive | corporis | corporum |
| dative | corporī | corporibus |
| accusative | corpus | corpora |
| ablative | corpore | corporibus |
| vocative | corpus | corpora |
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[edit] References
- ^ Pokorny 628.
