corpus

[cor·pus]

A corpus is a collection of writings. If you tend to never throw anything away, you might have your entire school corpus, from your first scribbled words to your high school English essays.

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A body, living or dead; the corporeal substance of a thing.

Noun
the main part of an organ or other bodily structure

Noun
a collection of writings; "he edited the Hemingway corpus"

Noun
capital as contrasted with the income derived from it


n.
A body, living or dead; the corporeal substance of a thing.


Corpus

Cor"pus (-p?s), n.; pl. Corpora (-p-r). [L.] A body, living or dead; the corporeal substance of a thing. Corpus callosum (kl-l"sm); pl. Corpora callosa (-s) [NL., callous body] (Anat.), the great band of commissural fibers uniting the cerebral hemispheries. See Brain. -- Corpus Christi (krs"t) [L., body of Christ] (R. C. Ch.), a festival in honor of the eucharist, observed on the Thursday after Trinity Sunday. -- Corpus Christi cloth. Same as Pyx cloth, under Pyx. -- Corpus delicti (d-lk"t) [L., the body of the crime] (Law), the substantial and fundamental fact of the comission of a crime; the proofs essential to establish a crime. -- Corpus luteum (l"t-m); pl. Corpora lutea (-). [NL., luteous body] (Anat.), the reddish yellow mass which fills a ruptured Grafian follicle in the mammalian ovary. -- Corpus striatum (str"tm); pl. Corpora striata (-t). [NL., striate body] (Anat.), a ridge in the wall of each lateral ventricle of the brain.

A body, living or dead; the corporeal substance of a thing.

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Usage Examples

I was born in Corpus Christi, Texas, the youngest of four girls, including my oldest sister, Lisa, who has special needs. My mom was a special education teacher, and my dad worked on the Army base. We weren't wealthy, but we were determined to succeed.

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