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corps.

A battlefield formation composed of two or more divisions.

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Meaning & usage

noun
  1. A battlefield formation composed of two or more divisions.

  2. An organized group of people united by a common purpose.

Where this word comes from

From French corps d'armée (literally “army body”), from Latin corpus (“body”). Doublet of corpse and corpus. See also English riff.

noun
  1. A corps de ballet.

noun
  1. plural of corp

    form-of · plural
Where this word comes from

Clipping.

noun
  1. Obsolete spelling of corpse.

    alt-of · obsolete
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