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corpus.

A collection of written or spoken texts.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkɔːpəs/Received-Pronunciation/ˈkɔɹpəs/General-American
  1. A collection of written or spoken texts.

  2. A collection of written or spoken texts. Such a collection in form of an electronic database used for linguistic analyses.

    specifically
  3. A structure of a special character or function in the animal body.

    the corpus of the uterus
  4. A collection or body of objects with similar characteristics.

    uncommon
  5. The body of a man or animal.

    archaic
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Latin corpus (“body”). Doublet of corpse, corps, and riff.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.